M4.9 earthquake 141 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 141 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 16, 1977, 12:26 PM GMT+9 (03:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-16 03:26:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.867° N, 126.697° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.389 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 18050 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.7128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 18043 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mxs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.