Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 11:16 PM GMT+9 (14:16 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-02 14:16:23 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.170° N, 126.793° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.4124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.1116 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.6131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.3102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 5.0113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.9117 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.8120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.5111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.3128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.4128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.3112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.5122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.6116 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.4127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.3125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 5.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.5128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.4129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 5.4110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 4.2120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.2107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.5124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 5.3123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 4.3130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 4.595 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.6121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 4.1108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 4.7129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 4.8126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 4.6122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 4.8123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 5.5112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 4.128 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 155 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 5.2104 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 4.4113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 4.3109 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 4.4116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 4.6126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 4.2104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 5.0129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 4.5129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 4.5103 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 4.3112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 4.1125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 4.4120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 4.1104 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 5.9127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.5111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4111 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.8125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.364 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 81 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.7109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.2118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.1122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.8125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.5124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.5100 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.4108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.9122 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.2106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.4126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sp39. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.