M4.7 earthquake 153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, May 3, 1975, 7:56 AM GMT+9 (22:56 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 128 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-02 22:56:03 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.830° N, 126.471° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 18759 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.1144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 18728 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000aw5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.