M5.2 earthquake 140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 19, 1981, 2:31 AM GMT+8 (18:31 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-18 18:31:40 UTC
- Depth
- 87.1 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.529° N, 126.356° 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 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Molucca Sea · 16340 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9176 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16336 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.886 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16330 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16323 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.9129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16306 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.1147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16297 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hg3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.