Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, May 18, 2026, 8:51 PM GMT+9 (11:51 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 61 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-18 11:51:09 UTC
Depth
44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.879° N, 126.582° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.875 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 141 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.371 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.872 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 100 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.9172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.1155 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 6.261 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 90 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  14. 4.678 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 89 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.868 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.172 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 163 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.766 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.6126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 157 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t036. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.