M5.2 earthquake 135 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 135 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 7, 1985, 6:20 AM GMT+8 (22:20 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.0 142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-06 22:20:12 UTC
- Depth
- 42.9 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.835° N, 126.171° 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 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 7.0142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.7134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7137 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15124 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.2133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.6137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15118 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dj6. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.