M4.7 earthquake 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 10:49 AM GMT+9 (01:49 UTC), 144 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-26 01:49:45 UTC
- Depth
- 144.4 km (89.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.447° N, 127.109° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.762 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14585 days ago · 207 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14581 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.068 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 142 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.061 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14571 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.3115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14557 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1Molucca Sea · 14547 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14618 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.652 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14623 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 139 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yd1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.