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M4.2 earthquake 85 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 85 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 7:30 AM GMT+9 (22:30 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-02 22:30:19 UTC
Depth
48.5 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.817° N, 126.616° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.693 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 699 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 695 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4112 km WNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 688 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.679 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.275 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 681 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 679 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 679 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 669 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.431 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 187 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 665 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  21. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.8118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 704 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1123 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 707 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.546 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 710 days ago · 160 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p6k0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.