Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 28, 2025, 6:36 PM GMT+9 (09:36 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 153 km WNW 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
2025-04-28 09:36:34 UTC
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.287° N, 126.532° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.790 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 515 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 513 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 509 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 508 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 497 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.379 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 494 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.489 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 492 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 486 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.589 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 476 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.497 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 473 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.1137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 465 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.687 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 464 days ago · 125 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 72 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.361 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 126 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 542 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 545 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.0126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pvij. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.