M4.5 earthquake 103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 3, 1982, 4:15 PM GMT+9 (07:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-03 07:15:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.376° N, 126.551° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16293 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.0122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 16276 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jfa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.