M4.7 earthquake 24 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 1, 2000, 2:05 PM GMT+9 (05:05 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 78 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-01 05:05:22 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.727° N, 127.170° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.778 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 9424 days ago · 150 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.292 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.513 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 9414 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.777 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9405 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2ta. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.