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M4.2 earthquake 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, May 30, 2024, 7:28 PM GMT+9 (10:28 UTC), 64 km (40 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-30 10:28:50 UTC
Depth
64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.437° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 854 days ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.490 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 849 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 847 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.573 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 847 days ago · 151 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 845 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.497 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 843 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 840 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.678 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 833 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 832 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.179 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 826 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 5.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.2158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 809 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 5.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 808 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.2120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 806 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 5.0128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 806 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.3135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 801 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.583 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 799 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 859 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 871 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 875 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mqn7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.