M4.8 earthquake 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 9, 1984, 11:08 AM GMT+9 (02:08 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-10-09 02:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.820° N, 126.689° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5133 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15310 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
- 6.3147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15306 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15306 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6130 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15304 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.4151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15304 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000280h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.