Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 1:42 AM GMT+9 (16:42 UTC), 54 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-29 16:42:43 UTC
Depth
53.5 km (33.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.837° N, 126.497° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 31 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 18 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 5.2130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.6106 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 7 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.6155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 6 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 34 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5200 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 50 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcu7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.