M4.7 earthquake 132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 15, 1983, 7:31 PM GMT+9 (10:31 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 89 km W 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-15 10:31:43 UTC
- Depth
- 58.2 km (36.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.663° N, 126.563° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.289 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15717 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15704 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.1124 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15672 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yd9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.