Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:36 PM GMT+9 (12:36 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 131 km W of Ternate, 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
2026-07-21 12:36:17 UTC
Depth
63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.317° N, 126.632° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 17.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 69 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 69 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 34 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.3152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.580 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 5.2130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 5.073 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 73 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.172 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 89 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.678 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 90 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 97 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tg3z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.