M4.5 earthquake 113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 14, 1979, 4:18 AM GMT+9 (19:18 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 132 km ESE of Tondano, 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
- 1979-09-13 19:18:15 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.036° N, 126.395° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17171 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.694 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17148 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.3132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17144 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17142 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17138 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17134 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012xw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.