Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 7:51 AM GMT+8 (23:51 UTC), 43 km (27 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-23 23:51:16 UTC
Depth
43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.561° N, 126.382° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 923 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.8119 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 917 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 910 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 903 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.5132 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 952 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 966 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.299 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 5.0157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 976 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m18v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.