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M4.4 earthquake 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 2:13 AM GMT+9 (17:13 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-19 17:13:37 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.291° N, 126.412° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
82

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 434 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 434 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 427 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 421 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 5.359 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 415 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.368 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.6123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.960 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.281 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.362 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 404 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.480 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 404 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.1131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.596 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 396 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.396 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 393 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 49 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 388 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.7152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 441 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.5103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.949 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 449 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 453 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.270 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 460 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.7147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 460 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.687 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 465 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.1137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 466 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qduu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.