M4.8 earthquake 63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 9, 1984, 1:49 AM GMT+9 (16:49 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Molucca Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-07-08 16:49:31 UTC
- Depth
- 49.5 km (30.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.746° N, 126.818° 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 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Molucca Sea · 15412 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.4125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.9135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.4115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.9104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7Molucca Sea · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.1128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15390 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00025k8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.