Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 77 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 6:29 PM GMT+9 (09:29 UTC), 111 km (69 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-21 09:29:39 UTC
Depth
110.6 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.448° N, 127.147° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.480 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 345 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 340 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 339 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 339 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 5.2120 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 331 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.553 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 326 days ago · 174 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.8140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 316 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.186 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 132 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 312 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 308 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 5.185 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 300 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 296 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.478 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 292 days ago · 122 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.493 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 289 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 346 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.670 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 349 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 354 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 361 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.144 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 361 days ago · 132 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rmsw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.