Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 1:29 PM GMT+9 (04:29 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-30 04:29:14 UTC
Depth
35.4 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.394° N, 126.353° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.794 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 11 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 5.2132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.3142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 24 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 46 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 49 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcwg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.