Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 62 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 62 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 11:15 PM GMT+8 (15:15 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-18 15:15:40 UTC
Depth
72.0 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.056° N, 125.534° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.561 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 79 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.362 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 405 days ago · 79 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.480 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 405 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.02 km N of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 376 days ago · 177 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.339 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 372 days ago · 194 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.6128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 362 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.960 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 73 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.368 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 83 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.463 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 81 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 5.359 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 416 days ago · 73 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 428 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.7112 km E of Modisi, Indonesia · 436 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.497 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 437 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000r1w6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.