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M4.2 earthquake 129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 12:01 AM GMT+8 (16:01 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 161 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
2024-04-13 16:01:32 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.360° N, 126.291° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.870 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 893 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.3131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 888 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 886 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.970 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 874 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.0129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 870 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.1105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 862 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.0117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 860 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.5129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 857 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 855 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.387 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 853 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 850 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.4111 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 844 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.6118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 902 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 904 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 908 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 909 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.6140 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 911 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 912 days ago · 54 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.9123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 927 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.9126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 928 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000md7x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.