Indonesia earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 10:44 AM GMT+9 (01:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 10:44 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2026-04-03 01:44:13 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.005° N, 126.295° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 351°, dip 42°, rake 62°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 207°, dip 53°, rake 113°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 53°
Stations used: 74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sm8r (also filed as usauto6000sm8r). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.