M4.5 earthquake 114 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 22, 2000, 8:56 PM GMT+9 (11:56 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 24 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-22 11:56:59 UTC
- Depth
- 85.3 km (53.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.006° S, 126.734° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 27
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Molucca Sea · 9469 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.724 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9468 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2205 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9450 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0nn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.