M4.4 earthquake 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 12, 2000, 3:12 AM GMT+9 (18:12 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 18:12:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.227° N, 126.355° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9688 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.2111 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9680 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5Molucca Sea · 9669 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pjz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.