M4.8 earthquake 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Jun 28, 1985, 6:31 AM GMT+9 (21:31 UTC), 54 km (34 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-27 21:31:57 UTC
- Depth
- 54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.569° N, 126.456° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15056 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15047 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15037 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15030 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15021 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g7b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.