Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 11:39 PM GMT+9 (14:39 UTC), 73 km (45 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-01-27 14:39:35 UTC
Depth
72.8 km (45.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.741° N, 126.909° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
12

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.0151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 234 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.466 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 212 days ago · 147 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.6142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 192 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.498 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.573 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 255 days ago · 136 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.973 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.372 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.567 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 268 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.486 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 272 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8ij. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.