M4.4 earthquake 94 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 94 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 11, 2000, 7:05 PM GMT+9 (10:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 Molucca Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-11 10:05:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.938° N, 126.544° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 usp0009pjg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.