Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 9:43 AM GMT+9 (00:43 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-03 00:43:16 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.993° N, 126.323° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
15

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 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.2107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.5124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 5.3123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.3130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.595 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.6121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.1108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.7129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.8126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.6122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.8123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 5.5112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 5.2104 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.4113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.3109 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.4116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 4.587 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.6126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.2104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 5.0129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.5129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.5103 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 4.1125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.1112 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 4.4120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 4.1104 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 4.1123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 4.1113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 4.292 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 4.5127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 4.7133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 4.4110 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 5.6112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  46. 4.9116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 4.4127 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 4.4107 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 4.2130 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 4.2120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 4.4123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 4.2123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 4.4126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 4.3132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 4.7108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 4.7121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 4.2121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 5.4110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.4129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.5128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.4127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.6116 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.5122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.4128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.3128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.3115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.5111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.8120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.9117 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 5.0113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.4124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.3102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.5128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000spns. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.