Indonesia earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, May 15, 2024, 9:30 PM GMT+9 (12:30 UTC), 58 km (36 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-15 12:30:45 UTC
Depth
57.6 km (35.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.543° N, 126.487° 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, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.8161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 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 · 47 km away
  5. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.490 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 848 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.573 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 151 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.497 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 842 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 840 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.678 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 833 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.4107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 832 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.179 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 825 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 5.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.3151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 885 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n0ad. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.