M5.6 earthquake 94 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 94 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 19, 1979, 11:38 AM GMT+9 (02:38 UTC), 51 km (32 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-19 02:38:22 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.524° N, 126.580° 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
- 126
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17144 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17141 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17137 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17133 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9125 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17115 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013k3 (also filed as gcmtb101979a, gcmt19791019023822, iscgem657536). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.