M4.8 earthquake 101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 4:57 AM GMT+9 (19:57 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 133 km NW of Tobelo, 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
- 1981-07-28 19:57:31 UTC
- Depth
- 123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.633° N, 127.030° 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
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- Depth from
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16476 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16475 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16462 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.2133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16438 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ezp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.