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M5.1 earthquake 135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 11:34 PM GMT+8 (15:34 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2026-04-02 15:34:27 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.527° N, 126.341° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1116 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.6131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.5128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3102 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.5114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 5.0113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.9117 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.8120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.5111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.3115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.4128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.3112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.5122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.6116 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.4127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 5.6121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.5128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.4129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 5.4110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.2120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 4.2107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.2111 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.5124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 5.3123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.3130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.595 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.6121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 4.1108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 4.7129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 4.4122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.8126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 4.6122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.8123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 5.5112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 5.2104 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 4.4113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.3109 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 4.4116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 4.587 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.6126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 4.2104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 5.0129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 4.5129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 4.5103 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 4.3112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 4.1125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 4.4120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 4.1104 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.1123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 4.4124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 5.8122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.078 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.9127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.5111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.4111 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.2126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.8125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.364 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.7109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 5.2118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.1122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.8125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.4128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.5124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.5100 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.4108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sm40. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.