M4.5 earthquake 106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, May 19, 1982, 7:17 AM GMT+9 (22:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 km W of Tobelo, 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
- 1982-05-18 22:17:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.437° N, 126.673° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7105 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16200 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.7Molucca Sea · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.8127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 16166 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.165 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16152 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.1155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16148 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16140 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mdh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.