Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 9:12 PM GMT+9 (12:12 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-07 12:12:28 UTC
Depth
52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.430° N, 126.803° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.353 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 49 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 17 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 5.2130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.6106 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 6 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.6155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 4 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 5.364 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 70 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 5.073 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 71 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.356 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 75 days ago · 139 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.861 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 76 days ago · 171 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tjzd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.