Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 11:07 AM GMT+8 (03:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-02 03:07:37 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.898° N, 126.098° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2125 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.9109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.7126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 6.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.5100 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.150 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.584 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.3124 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.4114 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.5115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.5118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.3127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.1122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.4116 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.4123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.3135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.4121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.4102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.4122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.5127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 5.0119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.5130 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.3102 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.5105 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 4.4110 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 4.4117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 4.4121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 4.6129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.4113 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 5.2114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 4.8113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 4.6113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 4.2120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 4.2118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 4.5128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 4.3112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 5.0119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 4.5116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 4.6119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 4.4126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 4.2106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 4.9122 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 4.4108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 4.5100 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 4.8130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 4.2101 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2109 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.5128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.387 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.495 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.6120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.272 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.9108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.8125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.0118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5124 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 5.2115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.283 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.7111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.1110 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.3107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.3117 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.1129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sp1c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.