M4.8 earthquake 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 16, 1979, 4:18 AM GMT+9 (19:18 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-15 19:18:00 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.579° N, 126.849° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.598 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17309 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
- 6.1140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17301 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.5137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17296 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000101q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.