Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 11:44 AM GMT+9 (02:44 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-08 02:44:29 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.222° N, 126.338° E
Region
Indonesia
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 663 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.8118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 645 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.5160 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.265 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 637 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.993 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 620 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 666 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 668 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 681 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.275 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.679 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nwza. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC.