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M5.0 earthquake 144 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 144 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 3:44 AM GMT+8 (19:44 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-09 19:44:47 UTC
Depth
54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.806° N, 126.378° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1026 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1023 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.298 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1009 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 994 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 972 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.281 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1041 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 6.091 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1046 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.668 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 1053 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lhsr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.