M5.2 earthquake 130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 3:20 PM GMT+9 (06:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-17 06:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.279° N, 126.313° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6106 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 6 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 5 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 31 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thzp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.