Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 11:43 PM GMT+9 (14:43 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 14:43:43 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.271° N, 126.340° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 47 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 24 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 11 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 5.2132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 49 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 49 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 64 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 72 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 73 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 74 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 75 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 77 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tiar. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.