M4.4 earthquake 164 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 164 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia on Mon, May 20, 2024, 7:39 AM GMT+8 (23:39 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-19 23:39:45 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.105° N, 125.873° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 858 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4128 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5137 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 851 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n0rw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.