Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 151.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.061 and latitude 0.860.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 9.0 km
Coordinates 0.860, 129.061
UTC time 2016-02-17 17:26:02.210
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2016-02-17

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Indonesia · 2026-01-09 08:45 UTC
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Tobelo
Indonesia · 2025-11-24 22:16 UTC
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M 4.6
Tobelo
Indonesia · 2025-11-23 07:36 UTC
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Tobelo
Indonesia · 2025-11-23 03:19 UTC
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Tobelo
Indonesia · 2025-10-05 05:47 UTC
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Ternate
Indonesia · 2025-06-16 21:21 UTC
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Tobelo
Indonesia · 2025-04-19 23:06 UTC
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