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M4.9 Earthquake near 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-03-02 12:26:37 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
34.8 km
Source
USGS

64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 64 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on March 2, 2025 at 12:26 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2a82dcf904c22818b78337d63f0f7b47d42accd9
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
34.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-02 12:26:37 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
0.63650, 126.82490

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34.8 km
Shallow
34.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Gamalama
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Hiri
    Distance: 62 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·Indonesia
  • Kie Besi
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'357 m ·Last eruption: 1988 ·Indonesia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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