Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 156 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 156 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 14, 2025, 8:03 PM GMT+8 (12:03 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-14 12:03:27 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.991° N, 126.428° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.493 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 288 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.072 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 287 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.090 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 284 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.5132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 284 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 283 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 268 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.372 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.475 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.498 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 247 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.1156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 5.0151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 234 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 295 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.185 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 299 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 308 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 310 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 311 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.186 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.8140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rut1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:55 AM UTC.