M5.2 earthquake 111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 25, 1979, 7:39 AM GMT+9 (22:39 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 142 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-24 22:39:28 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.842° N, 126.385° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17139 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17135 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9125 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17117 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013pq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.