M4.7 earthquake 68 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 68 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 26, 1978, 1:39 AM GMT+9 (16:39 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-25 16:39:35 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.334° N, 127.084° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000u92. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.