Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 22, 2024, 8:51 PM GMT+8 (12:51 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-22 12:51:33 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.946° N, 126.015° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.398 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 767 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2155 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 763 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 750 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.578 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.591 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 787 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 791 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 800 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ndkk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.