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M4.3 earthquake 84 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 84 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 10:47 PM GMT+8 (14:47 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 140 km W 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
2024-10-21 14:47:10 UTC
Depth
60.7 km (37.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.433° N, 125.890° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.2140 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.9125 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 685 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 669 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.3149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 663 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nqpp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.