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M4.6 earthquake 121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 7:10 AM GMT+9 (22:10 UTC), 52 km (32 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-07 22:10:51 UTC
Depth
51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.496° N, 126.543° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 663 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.580 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 646 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.8118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.5160 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.472 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 638 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.773 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.993 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 619 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 669 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.072 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 672 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.498 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p03e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.