Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 5:19 AM GMT+8 (21:19 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
2026-04-03 21:19:06 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.450° N, 126.280° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.5127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.7133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.4110 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.6112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.9116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.4127 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4107 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.2130 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.2120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.4123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.3132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.7108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.7121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.2121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.4129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.6126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 5.0122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.6126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.3119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.5123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.6126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 4.3132 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.396 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 4.4129 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 4.5107 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 4.5125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 4.8120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 4.9133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 4.7109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 4.3109 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 4.2123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 4.9118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 4.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 4.4115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 4.1112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 4.278 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 4.183 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 4.1105 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 4.3106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 4.6114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 4.2116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 174 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 4.4118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 4.4120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 4.396 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 4.2113 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 4.292 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.1123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1104 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.4120 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.1112 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.1125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.5103 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.5129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 5.0129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.2104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.6126 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.587 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.2125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.4116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000smfm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.