Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 36 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 9:35 AM GMT+9 (00:35 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-26 00:35:41 UTC
Depth
67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.640° N, 127.096° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.465 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 1010 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.5103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 987 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.435 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 973 days ago · 161 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.347 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1zj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.