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M4.6 earthquake 118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 13, 2024, 11:50 PM GMT+8 (15:50 UTC), 52 km (32 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-13 15:50:17 UTC
Depth
51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.237° N, 126.175° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.288 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 901 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 894 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 887 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 875 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 863 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.5129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 847 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 904 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 913 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.662 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 921 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mbx2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.