M5.3 earthquake 142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 26, 1979, 11:08 AM GMT+8 (03:08 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-26 03:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.401° N, 126.261° 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
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 17159 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
- 6.3132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17146 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17143 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17139 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17136 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9125 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17117 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000134r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.