Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 52 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 52 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:12 AM GMT+8 (03:12 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-22 03:12:21 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.349° N, 125.595° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
19

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. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 587 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.363 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 585 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 584 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.1100 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.2138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 582 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3101 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 571 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 553 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 546 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 544 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 610 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pwm0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.