M4.9 earthquake 96 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 96 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 27, 1983, 1:27 PM GMT+9 (04:27 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-27 04:27:48 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.625° N, 126.532° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15698 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6156 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15696 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.1124 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15666 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ypb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.