M5.1 earthquake 94 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 94 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 11:38 PM GMT+9 (14:38 UTC), 108 km (67 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-07 14:38:11 UTC
- Depth
- 107.9 km (67.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.608° N, 127.137° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.753 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15008 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.886 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14991 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.0149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14987 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14972 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hfr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.