M4.8 earthquake 86 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 86 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 6, 1982, 10:45 PM GMT+9 (13:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 124 km WNW 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
- 1982-01-06 13:45:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.524° N, 127.106° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.740 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16323 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16306 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.1147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16297 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hwx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.