M5.1 earthquake 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 30, 1974, 9:48 AM GMT+8 (01:48 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-30 01:48:51 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.110° N, 126.173° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7163 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19039 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.2131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19029 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.7125 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19029 days ago · 119 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007ct. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.