Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 2, 2025, 9:26 PM GMT+9 (12:26 UTC), 35 km (22 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
2025-03-02 12:26:37 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.636° N, 126.825° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.174 km NNW of Labuha, Indonesia · 577 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.2145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 537 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.361 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 83 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 531 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.4140 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.353 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 136 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 584 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 587 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.740 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 151 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pwft. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.