M4.9 earthquake 66 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 22, 1978, 2:17 AM GMT+9 (17:17 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 72 km WSW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-21 17:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.527° N, 126.850° 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
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x34. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.