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M4.9 earthquake 60 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 6:05 PM GMT+8 (10:05 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 6:05 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2025-08-18 10:05:18 UTC
Depth: 73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 1.097° N, 125.549° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.9	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.048 · 186 stations
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

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 6.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 23°
Stations used: 104

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Nearby

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000r1ux (also filed as usauto6000r1ux). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.