M5.0 earthquake 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 1, 1983, 12:24 AM GMT+8 (16:24 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 124 km ESE of Tondano, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-30 16:24:17 UTC
- Depth
- 88.3 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.051° N, 126.172° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6156 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15696 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.1124 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15666 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yrr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.