M4.8 earthquake 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 6, 1981, 11:05 PM GMT+8 (15:05 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), 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
- 1981-07-06 15:05:46 UTC
- Depth
- 59.9 km (37.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.350° N, 126.260° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16510 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16493 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16493 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 16487 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16463 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ej9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.