M6.5 earthquake 114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 10, 1968, 1:51 PM GMT+8 (05:51 UTC), 21 km (13 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
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-10 05:51:47 UTC
- Depth
- 21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.436° N, 126.155° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 21227 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.0136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21226 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.5142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21225 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21224 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.0129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21220 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.5142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21220 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.5133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21219 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.8130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 21219 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.5136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21212 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.5Molucca Sea · 21207 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem817856. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.