Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 2:36 PM GMT+8 (06:36 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-27 06:36:59 UTC
Depth
45.8 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.734° N, 126.079° 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, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.4164 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 865 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.5129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 857 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.760 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 852 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.3110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 839 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.288 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 901 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw45. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.