M6.1 earthquake 125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 31, 1968, 5:06 PM GMT+8 (09:06 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-10-31 09:06:37 UTC
- Depth
- 30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.229° N, 126.239° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.882 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 21128 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.6144 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21097 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem816498. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.