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M4.3 earthquake 139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 139 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 1:01 AM GMT+8 (17:01 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-31 17:01:28 UTC
Depth
42.7 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.585° N, 126.374° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.596 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.6125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 594 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.452 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 588 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.9132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 583 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.2138 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 74 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.3124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.993 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 619 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 628 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 630 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pc42. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.