Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 7:30 PM GMT+8 (11:30 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 149 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
2025-02-28 11:30:02 UTC
Depth
73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.701° N, 126.343° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 546 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 530 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.452 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.5172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 609 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.3146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 610 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxgj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.