Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 24, 1986, 3:27 AM GMT+9 (18:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-08-23 18:27:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.900° N, 126.633° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 139 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14617 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14606 days ago · 144 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14593 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 5.0172 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14581 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 5.068 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 142 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 5.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xff. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.