M5.0 earthquake 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 14, 1985, 6:01 PM GMT+8 (10:01 UTC), 63 km (39 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-14 10:01:12 UTC
- Depth
- 62.8 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.595° N, 126.310° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14938 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jrt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.