Indonesia earthquakes

M6.4 earthquake 125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 24, 1984, 1:03 AM GMT+9 (16:03 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.4 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1984-07-23 16:03:39 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.384° N, 126.419° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.0119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.9118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.4115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.9104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.7Molucca Sea · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.8119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15398 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 5.1128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15390 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.6119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.0Molucca Sea · 15412 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.863 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 15416 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00025y3 (also filed as gcmtb072384e, gcmt19840723160341, iscgem549513). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.