M5.4 earthquake 80 km N of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 80 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 2, 1978, 7:50 AM GMT+9 (22:50 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1978-02-01 22:50:04 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.511° N, 127.253° 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
- 83
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.261 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17762 days ago · 157 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.753 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17761 days ago · 151 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.779 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17715 days ago · 134 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ssx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.