Earthquake details

Monday, February 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, February 17, 1969 at 00:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 222.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.311 and latitude 3.702.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 29.4 km
Coordinates 3.702, 128.311
UTC time 1969-02-17 00:43:02.760
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-05-03 16:51 UTC
335.0 km
M 4.4
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-14 08:31 UTC
301.0 km
M 5.2
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-13 06:23 UTC
351.9 km
M 4.2
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-08 04:49 UTC
293.6 km
M 4.4
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-06 23:19 UTC
265.9 km
M 4.2
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-05 17:40 UTC
271.0 km
M 4.1
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-03 04:08 UTC
305.0 km
M 4.5
Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 03:50 UTC
337.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.