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M4.5 earthquake 101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, May 5, 2026, 12:32 PM GMT+9 (03:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-05 03:32:55 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.330° N, 126.651° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 147 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 138 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 138 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 134 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 132 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.875 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 141 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 129 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 123 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 117 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.371 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 104 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.872 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 100 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 97 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 4.678 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 155 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.6112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.8111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.7114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.0118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.272 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.6117 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000sibh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC.