M5.2 earthquake 113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 4:58 AM GMT+9 (19:58 UTC), 55 km (34 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-03 19:58:25 UTC
- Depth
- 54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.445° N, 126.594° 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 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15048 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15038 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15031 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15022 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 4.8134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15063 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.343 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15063 days ago · 146 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.992 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15071 days ago · 164 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.0128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15081 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gd9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.