Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 2:29 AM GMT+8 (18:29 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 151 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
2024-04-04 18:29:27 UTC
Depth
60.5 km (37.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.607° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 913 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 905 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 896 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 889 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 5.3151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 880 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 877 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 873 days ago · 58 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 865 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.8161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 861 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 856 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 915 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.8119 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 920 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 923 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 926 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 930 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 931 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m9y8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.