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M5.0 earthquake 128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 9:36 PM GMT+8 (13:36 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-19 13:36:03 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.735° N, 126.049° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 791 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.591 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 787 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 771 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.398 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 766 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2155 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 763 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.3126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 749 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.578 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.2120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 805 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.3113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 808 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000n095. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.