M5.7 earthquake 131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 7:58 AM GMT+9 (22:58 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-23 22:58:35 UTC
- Depth
- 42.5 km (26.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.597° N, 126.221° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Felt reports
- 3
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 90% |
| 1 to 10 | 9% |
| 10 to 100 | Under 1% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 90% |
| 1 to 10 | 9% |
| 10 to 100 | Under 1% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 33°, dip 32°, rake 97°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 205°, dip 58°, rake 86°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.2 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 40°
- Stations used
- 125
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 67 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5161 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 65 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4170 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 51 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.2130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 70 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 78 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 87 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 92 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 97 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2w3 (also filed as usauto7000t2w3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.