M4.3 earthquake 139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 139 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 4:46 AM GMT+8 (20:46 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 123 km WNW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-02-26 20:46:12 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.530° N, 126.002° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.375 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 941 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.662 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 921 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 904 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.288 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 901 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mg3m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.