M4.7 earthquake 116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 13, 1979, 11:47 PM GMT+9 (14:47 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 94 km WSW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-13 14:47:21 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.359° N, 126.500° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17183 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.3142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17171 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.9172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17157 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.694 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17148 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17142 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17138 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.4102 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17138 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17134 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012xu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.