Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 13, 1985, 11:08 PM GMT+9 (14:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-04-13 14:08:06 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.736° N, 126.445° 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 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15136 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.1151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15135 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15125 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.2133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15123 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.6137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15119 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 5.2146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15112 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 5.084 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15104 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 5.0165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15101 days ago · 176 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.0128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.9151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.7137 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.5151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 7.0142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.7113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15140 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15160 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15161 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dsb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.