Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 96 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 8:16 PM GMT+9 (11:16 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-05 11:16:37 UTC
Depth
43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.400° N, 126.762° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 388 days ago · 142 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 379 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 379 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 374 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 364 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 362 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.6128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 362 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 356 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.670 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 351 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 348 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.377 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 347 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.480 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 346 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 341 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 340 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 340 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.4105 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 396 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.281 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.0118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.5109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.6123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.175 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 155 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 420 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rdl8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.