Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 80 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 1:52 AM GMT+8 (17:52 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 115 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
2025-08-24 17:52:18 UTC
Depth
72.0 km (44.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.059° N, 125.748° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.6128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 362 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.780 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 349 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.362 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 405 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.561 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.662 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.960 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.368 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.463 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 5.359 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 416 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 428 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000r3i3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.