M4.8 earthquake 120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 9, 1984, 12:33 AM GMT+9 (15:33 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 148 km WSW of Ternate, 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-08 15:33:05 UTC
- Depth
- 91.2 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.625° N, 126.314° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9139 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15290 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2148 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15259 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.188 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15250 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0104 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15246 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00028wm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.