Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, May 8, 2024, 8:38 AM GMT+9 (23:38 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-07 23:38:00 UTC
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.817° N, 126.527° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 875 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 871 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.8161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 859 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 856 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 856 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 854 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.490 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 849 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 847 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.573 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 847 days ago · 151 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 845 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.497 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 843 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 841 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.678 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 834 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.4107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 833 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.179 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 826 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.6139 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 822 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 5.3151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 887 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.1145 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 906 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000myja. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.