Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 84 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, May 3, 2026, 7:39 AM GMT+9 (22:39 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-02 22:39:14 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.068° N, 126.680° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 134 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 132 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  17. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.875 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 119 days ago · 79 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 117 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  30. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 107 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 4.371 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 103 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 97 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 154 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.6112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 157 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.8111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.7114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 5.0118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.6117 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.5107 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.498 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.495 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000swy0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.