M4.6 earthquake 139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 12:28 AM GMT+9 (15:28 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 151 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-15 15:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.839° N, 126.682° 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 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15134 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.163 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15125 days ago · 172 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15124 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.2133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15122 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.6137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15118 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.2146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.0165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15100 days ago · 176 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.0128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15080 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 4.5156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.7137 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 7.0142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15139 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.556 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15145 days ago · 145 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15159 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15160 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dud. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.