Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to a club record-equalling 17 league games but were forced to settle for a point on Eddie Howe's return to Bournemouth.
Having spent more than 10 years as Bournemouth manager across two spells, Howe was back at the Vitality Stadium with his Newcastle side pushing for a Champions League spot and his old club stuck in the bottom three.
However, it was Bournemouth who went in front after half an hour when Dango Ouattara flicked on a corner and Marcos Senesi was left unmarked at the far post to stab home.
Miguel Almiron equalised for the Magpies in first-half stoppage time, firing into the bottom corner after Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto had kept out Sean Longstaff's shot following good work down the left by Allan Saint-Maximin.
Newcastle stay fourth after a fifth draw in six Premier League games, while Bournemouth move to within a point of safety but stay 19th.
Howe later said: It was a tough game. Very competitive between two good teams. Bournemouth have a lot of energy and athleticism and I thought we dealt with them pretty well apart from the goal and a couple of other scary moments for us.
"We had a lot of the ball. Bit disappointed in the final third not as many clear-cut chances as we would like and a lot of half moments where we could have done better but I think it was a fair result.
"There were some really good moments but that final pass or action where you need the quality and coolness of our brains to be working and they weren't quite there apart from the goal which was a really good finish."
He added: "To get the reception I got at the end really was really moving. I spent so long here it was a huge part of my life. It was nice to have that moment with them."
