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M5.6 earthquake 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 27, 1982, 4:55 PM GMT+8 (08:55 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-09-27 08:55:34 UTC
Depth
62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.299° N, 126.304° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.898 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16035 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16022 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.371 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 16021 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.8155 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 16011 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.9134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 16083 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16083 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pv7 (also filed as gcmtb092782a, gcmt19820927085533, iscgem592711). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.