Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 7:16 AM GMT+9 (22:16 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-28 22:16:44 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.843° N, 126.612° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 762 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.595 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 758 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.3126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 750 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 5.2155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 733 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.7135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 725 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.995 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 723 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.384 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 711 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.546 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 710 days ago · 160 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.1117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.377 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4113 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 770 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.8103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 771 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.293 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 772 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 775 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.5160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 781 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.0181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 781 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.579 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 782 days ago · 139 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.588 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 785 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.689 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 789 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 791 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ngdm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.