M4.5 earthquake 98 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 11, 1979, 3:44 PM GMT+9 (06:44 UTC), 76 km (47 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-11 06:44:31 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.046° N, 126.533° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17304 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6112 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17303 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.5137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17298 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.6137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17255 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010jh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.