M4.7 earthquake 53 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 15, 1979, 3:36 AM GMT+9 (18:36 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-14 18:36:49 UTC
- Depth
- 138.0 km (85.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.016° N, 126.958° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 17196 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17177 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.5113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17177 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.3142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17165 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012e2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.