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M4.9 Earthquake near 93 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

UTC time: 2025-01-21 11:16:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
42.5 km
Source
USGS

93 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

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About this earthquake

On January 21, 2025 at 11:16 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 93 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 42 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
9f32b3fc7257f7751ac53e7dfb4bdfb64b3c836d
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
42.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-21 11:16:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
0.86530, 126.54770

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 42.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 42.5 km
Shallow
42.5 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

  • Hiri
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 687 m ·Indonesia
  • Gamalama
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'714 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Indonesia
  • Kie Matubu
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'713 m ·Last eruption: 1210 ·Indonesia
  • Mare
    Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 308 m ·Indonesia
  • Jailolo
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 993 m ·Indonesia
  • Moti
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 927 m ·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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