Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 22, 1986, 9:25 PM GMT+9 (12:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-08-22 12:25:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.675° N, 126.843° 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 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14632 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14629 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14628 days ago · 139 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14620 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14608 days ago · 144 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14596 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14589 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.762 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 207 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14583 days ago · 67 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.251 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xe4. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.