M4.8 earthquake 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 2, 1979, 5:01 AM GMT+8 (21:01 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 125 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-01 21:01:16 UTC
- Depth
- 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.806° N, 126.157° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9125 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17113 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.8125 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17072 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 5.3142 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17135 days ago · 49 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 17139 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.3132 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 17142 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.694 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17145 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013te. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.