M4.2 earthquake 162 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 162 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 8:04 AM GMT+8 (00:04 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 111 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-02-16 00:04:10 UTC
- Depth
- 61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.024° S, 125.822° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.7111 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 934 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0109 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 934 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0ke. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.