Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 97 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 97 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:12 AM GMT+9 (16:12 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-03-09 16:12:25 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.587° N, 127.013° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.6142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 191 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 5.0123 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.9117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 5.4119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.8115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.5115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.6123 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.6125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.7129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.7128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 5.2128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.3106 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.5127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 5.1124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.1129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 4.5124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.0118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.9109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 5.7126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 6.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  30. 4.4110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.3118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.584 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 4.1122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 4.3135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 4.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 4.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.4102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 5.0119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 4.5130 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.4117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 4.4121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 4.6129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 5.2114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 4.8113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 4.5128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 4.3112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 5.0119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 4.6119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 4.4126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 4.9122 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 4.4108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.466 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 212 days ago · 147 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 222 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 5.0151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 233 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sh7f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.