Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 79 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 79 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 11:08 AM GMT+9 (02:08 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-15 02:08:13 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.476° N, 126.746° 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, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.275 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 686 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 686 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 683 days ago · 78 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 682 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 682 days ago · 64 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 672 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 672 days ago · 70 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 668 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 666 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.473 km NNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 635 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 633 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 633 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.761 km NW of Labuha, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4112 km WNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 692 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 693 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 697 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.693 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 701 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.285 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 701 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 706 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.1123 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 710 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.546 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 713 days ago · 160 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 717 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nrwg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.