M5.1 earthquake 127 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 127 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 8:49 PM GMT+9 (11:49 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 174 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-06 11:49:42 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.043° S, 126.595° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yak. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.