Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 6, 1986, 6:08 AM GMT+9 (21:08 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-09-05 21:08:24 UTC
Depth
72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.864° N, 126.778° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14617 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14606 days ago · 144 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14594 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.0172 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14581 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 5.068 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 5.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.2166 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 5.061 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.7152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14571 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 5.251 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xv9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.