M5.3 earthquake 142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 22, 1979, 5:11 PM GMT+9 (08:11 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 140 km ESE of Tondano, 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-22 08:11:09 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.451° N, 126.145° 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
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8168 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17336 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.864 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17335 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.598 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17310 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
- 6.1140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17302 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6112 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17301 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zk6 (also filed as iscgem668691). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.