Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 7:48 AM GMT+9 (22:48 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-28 22:48:26 UTC
Depth
47.7 km (29.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.156° N, 126.356° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.5118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.5103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 986 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.3139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 949 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.5102 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1021 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.5125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1022 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.0144 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1028 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m0a0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.