Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 1:41 PM GMT+9 (04:41 UTC), 49 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-15 04:41:24 UTC
Depth
48.7 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.623° N, 126.615° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.298 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.465 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 1010 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1009 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 992 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 162 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.365 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 988 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 972 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1026 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.0144 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1028 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.263 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1041 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.281 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1041 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 6.091 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1045 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lkdh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.