Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 89 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 1:03 AM GMT+9 (16:03 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 106 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-06 16:03:35 UTC
Depth
60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.423° N, 126.667° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.473 km NNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 633 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 5.1106 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 623 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.5111 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 622 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.993 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 620 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.477 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 670 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.282 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 64 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.589 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.171 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 682 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.275 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.679 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 687 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.761 km NW of Labuha, Indonesia · 688 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.4112 km WNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.389 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 696 days ago · 56 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p01f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.