M4.8 earthquake 141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 15, 1981, 1:14 AM GMT+8 (17:14 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 133 km NW of Ternate, 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
- 1981-05-14 17:14:01 UTC
- Depth
- 80.7 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.362° N, 126.244° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16528 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.3103 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16520 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16514 days ago · 60 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.0152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16509 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dp3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.