M4.5 earthquake 89 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 89 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 25, 1985, 12:54 AM GMT+9 (15:54 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 147 km NW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-24 15:54:40 UTC
- Depth
- 211.4 km (131.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.907° N, 126.592° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pc6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.