Indonesia earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 5:25 PM GMT+8 (09:25 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-05 09:25:39 UTC
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.704° N, 126.289° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3106 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 541 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 535 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 531 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 524 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 517 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 510 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 509 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 498 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 493 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.489 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 493 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 490 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 487 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 549 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 549 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 571 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q6hy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.