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M7.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1986-08-14

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1986-08-14 19:39

Rank in 19863 / 138among M6+

Rank since 1900470 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1.79, 126.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

1908 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1986-08-10	1986-08-10 04:40	104 km	40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.8 1986-07-09	1986-07-09 23:10	28 km	155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 1985-12-14	1985-12-14 06:46	22 km	228 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
M7.0 1985-04-13	1985-04-13 03:00	51 km	142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 1984-10-26	1984-10-26 08:49	56 km	147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.4 1984-07-23	1984-07-23 16:03	26 km	125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 1984-06-28	1984-06-28 19:51	63 km	208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.4 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 16:26	39 km	38 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 08:42	59 km	62 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1983-11-07	1983-11-07 08:39	31 km	39 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.