Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 6:16 AM GMT+9 (21:16 UTC), 57 km (36 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-08 21:16:33 UTC
Depth
57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.918° N, 126.645° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.8187 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 647 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.580 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 646 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.8118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5160 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.472 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 638 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.773 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4156 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 610 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.072 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 672 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.498 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p0bt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.