M5.6 earthquake 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 7, 1979, 12:01 PM GMT+8 (04:01 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-07 04:01:08 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.192° N, 126.213° 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
- 135
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17230 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17228 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.753 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17212 days ago · 138 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17201 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.3160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17191 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011rc (also filed as gcmtb070779a, gcmt19790707040108, iscgem661446). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.