M5.3 earthquake 160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 4, 1979, 10:36 PM GMT+9 (13:36 UTC), 58 km (36 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-04 13:36:49 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.957° N, 126.530° 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
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17183 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17182 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.3142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17170 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17157 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17137 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012sy (also filed as iscgem658295). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.