Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 71 km N of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 71 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 6, 2026, 2:40 AM GMT+9 (17:40 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-05 17:40:21 UTC
Depth
162.6 km (101.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.440° N, 127.401° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.278 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 137 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.272 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.875 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 141 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.0122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.128 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 155 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.078 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.364 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.584 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 199 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000smx0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.