M4.6 earthquake 128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 3:25 PM GMT+9 (06:25 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-10-06 06:25:43 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.939° N, 126.236° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.780 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 348 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 340 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.076 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 332 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 313 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 310 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rf1a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.