M5.0 earthquake 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 14, 1983, 9:29 AM GMT+8 (01:29 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-14 01:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 50.9 km (31.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.644° N, 126.356° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15924 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.088 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15916 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.5159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15900 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6173 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15898 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.894 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15894 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.0159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15879 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.799 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15878 days ago · 163 km deep · 85 km away
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t14 (also filed as iscgem582812). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.