Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 72 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 72 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 1:30 PM GMT+8 (05:30 UTC), 66 km (41 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2025-12-18 05:30:17 UTC
Depth
65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.386° N, 125.780° E
Region
Indonesia
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 284 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 283 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 275 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 271 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.461 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.0128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 260 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.475 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 243 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 242 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.284 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.1156 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 291 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 295 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 308 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.727 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 308 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 311 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.86 km ENE of Manado, Indonesia · 314 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rvmc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.