Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jun 10, 1985, 11:14 AM GMT+9 (02:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-06-10 02:14:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.335° N, 126.362° 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 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.992 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15070 days ago · 164 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.8134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15062 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.2113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15056 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.7119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15046 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15037 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15021 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.0165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15100 days ago · 176 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fq5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.