M5.4 earthquake 204 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 204 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 22, 1977, 3:06 AM GMT+9 (18:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 207 km SSW 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-21 18:06:10 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.956° S, 126.770° 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
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s6a (also filed as iscgem689357). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.