Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 65 km N of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 65 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 28, 2023, 9:41 AM GMT+9 (00:41 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 93 km W of Tobelo, 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
2023-12-28 00:41:51 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.380° N, 127.365° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 993 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 162 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.365 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 988 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.435 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 973 days ago · 161 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.347 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.181 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 953 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.436 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1012 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1023 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2hd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.