M4.6 earthquake 93 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 93 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 28, 1979, 7:24 AM GMT+9 (22:24 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 160 km NW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-27 22:24:46 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.405° N, 126.812° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17230 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.753 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17214 days ago · 138 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17203 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.3160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17194 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17185 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17184 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000123h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.