M4.4 earthquake 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 21, 1978, 12:36 PM GMT+8 (04:36 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 119 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-21 04:36:16 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.116° N, 126.176° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7103 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17743 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.7119 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17732 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17703 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.9130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17699 days ago · 95 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t2s. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.