M4.8 earthquake 113 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 113 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 24, 2000, 11:51 PM GMT+9 (14:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-24 14:51:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.105° N, 126.623° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8156 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.5114 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9507 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.082 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9482 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009z3n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.