M4.6 earthquake 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 5, 1980, 4:05 AM GMT+8 (20:05 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-04 20:05:46 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.028° N, 126.216° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015ub. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.