M5.1 earthquake 106 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 106 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 18, 2025, 5:37 PM GMT+9 (08:37 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-01-18 08:37:46 UTC
- Depth
- 57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.077° N, 126.736° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5111 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 621 days ago · 56 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.993 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 619 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.289 km W of Labuha, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.964 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.174 km NNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 576 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pkwy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.