Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 89 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 7:40 AM GMT+9 (22:40 UTC), 56 km (35 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-06 22:40:15 UTC
Depth
56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.495° N, 126.636° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

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From the USGS event page for us6000p71r. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p71r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.