Earthquake details

Monday, May 8, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 8, 1989 at 06:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ternate (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 115.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.696 and latitude 0.019.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	76.1 km
Coordinates	0.019, 126.696
UTC time	1989-05-08 06:20:02.090

Location	Ternate
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ternate	115.1 km
Sofifi	125.0 km
Bitung	235.6 km
Tobelo	240.0 km
Sanana	244.7 km
Tondano	244.8 km
Manado	262.3 km
Gorontalo	408.6 km
Ambon City	445.4 km
Masohi	447.6 km
Luwuk	448.3 km
Amahai	448.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-05-03 16:51 UTC	124.6 km
M 4.4 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-14 08:31 UTC	149.6 km
M 5.2 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-13 06:23 UTC	112.1 km
M 4.2 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-08 04:49 UTC	157.6 km
M 4.4 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-06 23:19 UTC	181.5 km
M 4.2 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-05 17:40 UTC	176.4 km
M 4.1 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-03 04:08 UTC	146.0 km
M 4.5 Ternate Indonesia · 2026-04-02 03:50 UTC	123.2 km

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