Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 8:26 PM GMT+9 (11:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-01-22 11:26:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.180° N, 126.545° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 243 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.3114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 242 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.789 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 235 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.284 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 229 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.786 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.498 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.475 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.573 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 255 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 5.0128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 260 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.372 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 118 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 271 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 275 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrba. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.