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M4.9 earthquake 70 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 70 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, May 11, 2024, 12:02 PM GMT+9 (03:02 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-11 03:02:16 UTC
Depth
80.8 km (50.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.101° N, 126.834° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.490 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 848 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.573 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 151 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.497 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 842 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 839 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.678 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 833 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.4107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 832 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.179 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 825 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.288 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 901 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 904 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxwu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.