Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 219 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 219 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 4:58 PM GMT+8 (08:58 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-16 08:58:16 UTC
Depth
70.1 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.031° N, 126.303° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 777 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.5157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 775 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 5.0211 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 761 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3201 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 752 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.6228 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 737 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3214 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.6204 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia · 734 days ago · 174 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.2155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 734 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.7243 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 729 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.5160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 782 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 5.0181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 782 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 784 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2217 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 795 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.1202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 801 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nqpv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.