M4.5 earthquake 104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 30, 1979, 7:49 PM GMT+9 (10:49 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 142 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-30 10:49:48 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.613° N, 126.462° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.753 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17212 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17200 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17182 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17182 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.3142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17170 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001259. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.