M4.2 earthquake 140 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 140 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 6:26 AM GMT+8 (22:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-27 22:26:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.426° N, 125.919° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sfvg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.