Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 14, 1982, 3:37 AM GMT+9 (18:37 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-01-13 18:37:41 UTC
Depth
76.8 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.209° N, 126.341° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16312 days ago · 58 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.5103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16308 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.8139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16298 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.0122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 16280 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.886 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16336 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6Molucca Sea · 16346 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.2140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16355 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j0x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.