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M5.0 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku

2805 d ago · 10 Feb 2019, 02:05 UTC 132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on 10 Feb 2019, 02:05 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ternate, about 133 km away in North Maluku, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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