M4.2 earthquake 98 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 26, 2023, 7:39 PM GMT+8 (11:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-12-26 11:39:23 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.000° N, 125.812° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1zw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.