Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 69 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 69 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 9:50 PM GMT+9 (12:50 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 38 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-30 12:50:06 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.028° N, 126.804° 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, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
17

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. 4.483 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1123 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.9101 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1121 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1120 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 6.038 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 1120 days ago · 151 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  5. 4.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1118 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.0124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1116 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 1111 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 1102 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.314 km N of Sofifi, Indonesia · 1093 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.171 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1083 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.4125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 1074 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.186 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1136 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1146 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ktg5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.