Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 2:35 AM GMT+9 (17:35 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-26 17:35:00 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.329° N, 126.318° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 582 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.964 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 571 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.0126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 546 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 541 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.2145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 537 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.361 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 587 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.452 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 610 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pvnk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.