Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 2:03 AM GMT+8 (18:03 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-16 18:03:50 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.335° N, 126.295° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5103 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 987 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.3139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 949 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 995 days ago · 75 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 1009 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.298 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m42g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.