Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 91 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 7:23 PM GMT+9 (10:23 UTC), 41 km (26 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-06-16 10:23:49 UTC
Depth
41.1 km (25.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.549° N, 126.596° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 71 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000std4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.