M4.9 earthquake 92 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 92 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jun 20, 1985, 5:40 AM GMT+9 (20:40 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 43 km NNW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-19 20:40:36 UTC
- Depth
- 163.9 km (101.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.589° N, 127.138° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.343 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15065 days ago · 146 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15065 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.817 km NE of Ternate, Indonesia · 15060 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.2113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15059 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15040 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15033 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15024 days ago · 108 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fzu. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.