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M4.6 earthquake 112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 3:17 PM GMT+9 (06:17 UTC), 50 km (31 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-27 06:17:28 UTC
Depth
49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.973° N, 126.389° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 155 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 138 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 138 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 134 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 132 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 129 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 123 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 119 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 117 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 107 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 100 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.6165 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.8111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.4106 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.7114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 5.0118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.6117 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.5107 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.498 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.495 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 137 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000svlf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.