Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 17, 1986, 7:39 AM GMT+9 (22:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-08-16 22:39:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.914° N, 126.658° 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 2.0 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14631 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14618 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14607 days ago · 144 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14594 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14588 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 6.1150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.9153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.9157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.9138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 5.0129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.8141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.985 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.8122 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.7122 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.9125 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x7f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.