M4.9 earthquake 148 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia

Magnitude

4.9 (mb), light

Local time

Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:23 PM GMT+8

UTC

2026-04-18 10:23:40 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.262° N, 125.765° E

Region

Indonesia

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

47

• Bitung, IndonesiaPopulation 225,134. Forecast149 kmSSE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast758 kmS

After

1. 4.2135 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 6:31 PM GMT+8 · 165 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
2. 5.0140 km SSE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 7:04 PM GMT+8 · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.4106 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, Apr 19, 10:26 PM GMT+8 · 164 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
4. 4.2147 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaMon, Apr 20, 1:10 PM GMT+8 · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
5. 4.8111 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, Apr 20, 4:12 PM GMT+9 · 163 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, Apr 21, 11:30 AM GMT+8 · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
7. 4.6165 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, Apr 26, 1:40 AM GMT+8 · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
8. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, May 10, 2:35 AM GMT+9 · 144 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
9. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, May 11, 12:53 AM GMT+9 · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
10. 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaWed, May 13, 7:33 AM GMT+9 · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
11. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, May 14, 11:59 AM GMT+9 · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
12. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, May 17, 10:24 AM GMT+9 · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
13. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaFri, May 22, 9:05 AM GMT+8 · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, May 24, 11:33 PM GMT+8 · 129 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
15. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, May 26, 4:39 AM GMT+8 · 128 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
16. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, May 27, 2:24 PM GMT+8 · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
17. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, May 29, 7:04 PM GMT+9 · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
18. 5.2107 km SE of Modisi, IndonesiaSun, Jun 7, 2:56 AM GMT+8 · 116 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
19. 4.6139 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaMon, Jun 15, 4:22 PM GMT+8 · 107 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
20. 4.479 km SSE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, Jun 16, 1:14 PM GMT+8 · 106 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
21. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaTue, Jun 16, 7:23 PM GMT+9 · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 4.6117 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 17, 7:21 PM GMT+9 · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
2. 4.5107 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 17, 4:19 AM GMT+9 · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
3. 4.498 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 16, 8:13 PM GMT+9 · 167 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
4. 4.495 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, Apr 14, 9:17 PM GMT+8 · 169 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
5. 4.3157 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaTue, Apr 14, 7:18 PM GMT+8 · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
6. 4.5146 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaTue, Apr 14, 2:54 AM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.1138 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaTue, Apr 14, 2:48 AM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
8. 4.4146 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaTue, Apr 14, 1:53 AM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
9. 4.4150 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaMon, Apr 13, 10:44 PM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
10. 4.5118 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaMon, Apr 13, 2:28 PM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
11. 4.5125 km ESE of Modisi, IndonesiaMon, Apr 13, 1:05 PM GMT+8 · 170 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
12. 4.0112 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaSat, Apr 11, 5:07 AM GMT+9 · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
13. 4.2113 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaFri, Apr 10, 9:24 PM GMT+8 · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
14. 4.396 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaFri, Apr 10, 1:52 PM GMT+8 · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
15. 4.2116 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 9, 7:23 AM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
16. 4.3106 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 9, 12:58 AM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
17. 4.1105 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, Apr 8, 11:57 PM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
18. 4.183 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, Apr 8, 11:51 PM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
19. 4.1112 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, Apr 8, 11:07 AM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
20. 4.3158 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, Apr 8, 9:54 AM GMT+8 · 175 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sr3h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.