Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 6:24 AM GMT+9 (21:24 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 125 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
2024-10-14 21:24:46 UTC
Depth
70.5 km (43.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.525° N, 126.443° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
40

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.384 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 711 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.546 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 710 days ago · 160 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.7128 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 705 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.285 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 699 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.498 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.4144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 669 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.3149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 663 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.995 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 722 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nypy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.