Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 18, 2024, 5:35 PM GMT+8 (09:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-18 09:35:15 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.542° N, 126.259° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 910 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 877 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 951 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mjk4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.