M4.3 earthquake 58 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 58 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 10:52 AM GMT+8 (02:52 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 33 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-10-20 02:52:46 UTC
- Depth
- 131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.926° N, 125.345° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.633 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1065 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
- 4.668 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 1054 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.281 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1042 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lgst. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.