Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 2:23 AM GMT+9 (17:23 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 157 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
2024-04-07 17:23:52 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.440° N, 126.467° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 904 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.490 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 848 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 910 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.8119 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 917 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mcgh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.