Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 10:19 PM GMT+9 (13:19 UTC), 54 km (34 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-23 13:19:59 UTC
Depth
54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.188° N, 126.430° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.2138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.964 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.0126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 546 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.2145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 537 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.361 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.452 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pwti. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.