Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 181 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 181 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 1:24 PM GMT+8 (05:24 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-30 05:24:39 UTC
Depth
70.9 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.626° N, 126.262° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 517 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 509 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 497 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 493 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 490 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4180 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 484 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3180 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 484 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 5.1166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 473 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.4162 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 465 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 524 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 525 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1191 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.9174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 546 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pw11. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.