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M5.0 earthquake 157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 3:05 AM GMT+9 (18:05 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-30 18:05:27 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.887° N, 126.480° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.8 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 972 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.181 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 953 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 923 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.279 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 922 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.8119 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 917 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.7159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 916 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lv28. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.