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M6.3 — Ternate, Indonesia
6.3
Magnitude
Strong
109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
28.0 km Shallow focus
2 Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
1.1667, 126.4787 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 1.1667°, 126.4787° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.3 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 28 km beneath Ternate, Indonesia. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 28 km, this is a very shallow earthquake. Shallow-focus events typically generate stronger surface shaking relative to their magnitude, concentrating energy in a smaller area near the epicenter.

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