M5.1 earthquake 122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 1:45 PM GMT+9 (04:45 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-24 04:45:21 UTC
- Depth
- 40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.108° N, 126.333° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 163
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.6112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 156 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 153 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 135 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 129 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4106 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.0118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6117 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5107 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.498 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.495 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.4116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4150 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sshk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.