Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 29, 2026, 7:04 PM GMT+9 (10:04 UTC), 64 km (40 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-29 10:04:04 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.958° N, 126.251° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.479 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 71 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  22. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000sp8u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.