Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 11:58 PM GMT+9 (14:58 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 149 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
2025-03-11 14:58:53 UTC
Depth
50.3 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.640° N, 126.681° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
161

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.567 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.7112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 560 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.455 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 553 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 545 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 126 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.360 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 165 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 522 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 516 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.790 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 515 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.477 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.275 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 168 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.2138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.268 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.669 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.978 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 598 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000py54. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.