M5.0 earthquake 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 13, 1974, 2:26 AM GMT+8 (18:26 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-12 18:26:43 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.395° N, 126.301° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19048 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7163 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19040 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.2131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19029 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7125 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19029 days ago · 119 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000072w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.