September 27, 1854 Earthquake: Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
An earthquake struck Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia on September 27, 1854. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 27, 1854
- Place
- Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 0.800° N, 127.400° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1854, September 27, evening. On Ternate Island, there was an
earthquake and tidal wave, which did not do any damage. (reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 14, 1855, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- January 21, 1994, Kau, Indonesia
- July 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- May 14, 1932, Kakas,langowan,poso,tondano, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- January 21, 2007, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- April 1, 2026, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- November 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- February 14, 1840, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- June 25, 1907, Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
- July 19, 1646, Makjan (Maklan), Maluku, Indonesia
- May 20, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 12, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 11, 2003, Wasile, Halmahera, Indonesia
- January 10, 1900, Galela (Halmahera Island), Indonesia
- June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6644.