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M4.9 earthquake 159 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 11:59 PM GMT+8 (15:59 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-25 15:59:39 UTC
Depth
138.6 km (86.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.800° N, 125.620° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

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From the USGS event page for us6000pvd1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
156

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pvd1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.