M5.2 earthquake 145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 145 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 10:33 AM GMT+9 (01:33 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-04-14 01:33:12 UTC
- Depth
- 20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.488° N, 126.109° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.089 · 12 stations |
| 5.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 5.3 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 215
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.361 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4140 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.699 km E of Modisi, Indonesia · 514 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.489 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 492 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 487 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q5vw (also filed as usauto6000q5vw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.