Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 19, 1986, 5:43 PM GMT+8 (09:43 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.5 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-07-19 09:43:06 UTC
Depth
79.2 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.992° N, 126.503° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7154 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14677 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.595 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14658 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 7.5146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 5.4139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 5.0130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.0125 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.9155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.0139 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.9125 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.7122 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.8122 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.985 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.8141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 5.0129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.9138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.9157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.9153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 6.1150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14651 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14651 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14650 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 4.8162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14685 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 5.9159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14688 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.7143 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14689 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.5126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14689 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.0151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14690 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.9147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14690 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.0151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14690 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 5.9156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14690 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14690 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 6.8155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14691 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 5.0156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14697 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w60. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.