M4.8 earthquake 93 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 93 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 5:52 PM GMT+9 (08:52 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Molucca Sea. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-20 08:52:01 UTC
- Depth
- 126.9 km (78.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.515° N, 126.955° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.9Molucca Sea · 15175 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b77. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.