M4.9 earthquake 166 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 166 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 11, 1984, 2:07 AM GMT+8 (18:07 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 178 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-10 18:07:06 UTC
- Depth
- 66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.010° N, 126.510° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5178 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15501 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.1147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15484 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.2154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15482 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.4151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15482 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15482 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15481 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.3116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15473 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.7146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15470 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15467 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15465 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.2154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15464 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00023dh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.