Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 11:58 AM GMT+9 (02:58 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-31 02:58:55 UTC
Depth
61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.396° N, 126.370° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.396 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 394 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 392 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 142 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 381 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 381 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 366 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.6128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 357 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.780 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 350 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 350 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.377 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 348 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 343 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.480 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 406 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.362 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 406 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.281 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.960 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.6123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 413 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.368 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 416 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.359 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 417 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  9. 5.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 422 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 429 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rckz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.