Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes 130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 130 km west of Ternate, Indonesia, on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 22:58:36 GMT. The seismic event occurred at a depth of 49.188 kilometers.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicenter of the earthquake at coordinates 0.592 latitude and 126.2244 longitude. USGS monitors and reports on earthquakes globally, providing data on their magnitude, location, and depth.

Earthquake magnitudes are a measure of the energy released at the source of the earthquake, calculated from seismic wave amplitudes recorded by seismographs. Deeper earthquakes, while potentially felt over a wider area, may cause less intense shaking at the surface than shallower earthquakes of the same magnitude.