Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 72 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 72 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 11, 2026, 1:30 AM GMT+9 (16:30 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-01-10 16:30:17 UTC
Depth
117.6 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.321° N, 127.003° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
19

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. 5.0128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 260 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.973 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.573 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 255 days ago · 136 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.498 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.618 km N of Sofifi, Indonesia · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.3114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 242 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.789 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 235 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.466 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 212 days ago · 147 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.567 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 268 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 283 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.5132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 283 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.090 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 284 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.370 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 285 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.493 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 288 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.1156 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 291 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.478 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 291 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s521. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.