Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 65 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 65 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 6:45 AM GMT+8 (22:45 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 132 km WNW of Ternate, 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
2025-01-03 22:45:23 UTC
Depth
66.6 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.095° N, 125.607° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.452 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.363 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 584 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.484 km E of Modisi, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.1100 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 582 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.8118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 644 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pk73. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.