M5.0 earthquake 76 km N of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 76 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 19, 1978, 5:55 AM GMT+9 (20:55 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 141 km NNW of Ternate, 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-18 20:55:01 UTC
- Depth
- 155.0 km (96.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.473° N, 127.286° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.075 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17438 days ago · 139 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.3141 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17426 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xzj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.