M4.3 earthquake 127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 11:49 PM GMT+9 (14:49 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-30 14:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.767° N, 126.242° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 242 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.789 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 235 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.284 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.786 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 208 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s90d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.