M4.5 earthquake 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 15, 1986, 9:03 AM GMT+9 (00:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-15 00:03:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.920° N, 126.634° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.0172 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14581 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.068 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 142 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14580 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.2166 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.061 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14571 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14561 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14560 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14557 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.1Molucca Sea · 14547 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.7131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14545 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14544 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14543 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14533 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yyh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.