M4.0 earthquake 82 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 82 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 17, 2000, 7:26 PM GMT+9 (10:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 119 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-17 10:26:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.991° N, 126.666° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Molucca Sea · 9464 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.724 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9463 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9456 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9449 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.4119 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9431 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.292 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1yq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.