Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 8:49 PM GMT+8 (12:49 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-04 12:49:02 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.067° N, 126.169° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.3132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.7108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.5123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.7121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.4129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.6126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.0122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.6126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.5123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 4.6126 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.5119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.3132 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.396 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.4129 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.5107 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.5125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.8120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.9133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.7109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 177 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.3109 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.2123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 4.9118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.3124 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 4.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.4115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 4.3158 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 4.1112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 4.183 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 4.1105 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 4.3106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 4.6114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 4.2116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 174 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 4.4118 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 174 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 4.4120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 4.396 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 4.2113 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 4.4121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 4.1107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 4.0112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 4.2124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 4.4118 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 4.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 172 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 4.2120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 4.3107 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 4.3116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 5.1104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 5.195 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 4.5118 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 4.9134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 4.4123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.2120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.2130 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4107 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4127 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.9116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.6112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.4110 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.7133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.5127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.9119 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.292 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.1113 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.1123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.1104 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sqa9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.