Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 229 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 229 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 6:09 AM GMT+8 (22:09 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 206 km NW of Tobelo, 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
2026-01-11 22:09:42 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.124° N, 126.331° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.7229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.5232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 262 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.6194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2234 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.0229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.5201 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 247 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.4209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 237 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.4196 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 230 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 229 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.3245 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 226 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.2140 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.2231 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 209 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.2242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.5241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3202 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia · 280 days ago · 138 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s59r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.