M5.3 earthquake 43 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 43 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Jun 28, 1985, 4:18 AM GMT+9 (19:18 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-27 19:18:47 UTC
- Depth
- 145.9 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.172° N, 127.300° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.817 km NE of Ternate, Indonesia · 15057 days ago · 145 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.2113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15056 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15037 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15030 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15021 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g78 (also filed as gcmtb062785b, gcmt19850627191847, iscgem523633). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.