M4.7 earthquake 97 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 97 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 30, 1985, 8:59 AM GMT+9 (23:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 94 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-29 23:59:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.400° N, 126.756° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15026 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.886 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14992 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14988 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.652 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15042 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15052 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.2113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15061 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.817 km NE of Ternate, Indonesia · 15062 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h6w. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.