M4.8 earthquake 17 km NE of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 3, 1985, 10:20 AM GMT+9 (01:20 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 94 km NNW 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
- 1985-07-03 01:20:36 UTC
- Depth
- 145.3 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.921° N, 127.479° 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
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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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15037 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15029 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15021 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gby. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.