Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 98 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 7:23 PM GMT+9 (10:23 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 120 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-12 10:23:59 UTC
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.558° N, 126.934° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.670 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 351 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 349 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.377 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 347 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.480 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 347 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 344 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 341 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 341 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.2120 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 333 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.553 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 328 days ago · 174 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.8140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 318 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 5.186 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 318 days ago · 132 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 314 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 312 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 310 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 5.185 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 302 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 298 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.144 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 365 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 375 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 380 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 380 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rgq7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.