Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 46 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 9:35 PM GMT+9 (12:35 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km NW of Ternate, 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
2024-10-22 12:35:42 UTC
Depth
160.0 km (99.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.106° N, 127.105° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7128 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 705 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 704 days ago · 87 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.285 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 700 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.693 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 700 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 696 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.498 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 692 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.679 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.275 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 682 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.072 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 673 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 668 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.431 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 668 days ago · 187 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 666 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 665 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  22. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 658 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 719 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.995 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 723 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nme9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.