Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 85 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 9, 2024, 6:59 AM GMT+9 (21:59 UTC), 69 km (43 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
2024-02-08 21:59:31 UTC
Depth
68.5 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.402° N, 126.907° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.181 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 951 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.070 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 948 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.375 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 941 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.279 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 922 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.8119 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 917 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 910 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 126 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.435 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 973 days ago · 161 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.365 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 988 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 162 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 992 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lyyp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.