Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 98 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 12:03 PM GMT+9 (03:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 151 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
2026-01-21 03:03:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.591° N, 126.990° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.618 km N of Sofifi, Indonesia · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.2117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 247 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.1156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.0151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 234 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 220 days ago · 119 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.466 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 212 days ago · 147 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.573 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 255 days ago · 136 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.973 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 5.0128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 260 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.372 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 118 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.567 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 268 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.486 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 272 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 283 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6nd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.