Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, May 27, 2024, 2:28 PM GMT+9 (05:28 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-27 05:28:32 UTC
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.965° N, 126.289° 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, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
36

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 857 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 839 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.4107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 832 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 5.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 5.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 808 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.2120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 805 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.0128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 805 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mq21. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.