Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 99 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 99 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 8, 2024, 7:08 AM GMT+9 (22:08 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 126 km E of Bitung, 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
2024-02-07 22:08:43 UTC
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.884° N, 126.492° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 949 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.375 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 941 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.5103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 986 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.5118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lyr0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.