Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 77 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 77 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 9:11 PM GMT+9 (12:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-12-29 12:11:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.404° N, 127.049° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9404 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.670 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9393 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9381 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9378 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 5.219 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.819 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.723 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.741 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.833 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.469 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.764 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9357 days ago · 163 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.9130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 7.1137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.6133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 6.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.8136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.9141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.0127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.6148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9426 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4Molucca Sea · 9432 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6w1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.