Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 75 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 75 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 3:36 AM GMT+9 (18:36 UTC), 73 km (45 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-17 18:36:55 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
0.482° N, 126.780° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 681 days ago · 78 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 666 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.473 km NNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 633 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.679 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 66 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.761 km NW of Labuha, Indonesia · 688 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.4112 km WNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 688 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 695 days ago · 56 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.693 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 699 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.285 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 699 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 704 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1123 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 708 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.546 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 711 days ago · 160 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nvp3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.