Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Wed, May 20, 2026, 8:48 PM GMT+8 (12:48 UTC), 37 km (23 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-20 12:48:55 UTC
Depth
37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.283° N, 126.297° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 132 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 129 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 122 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 96 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 87 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 135 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 154 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.6112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 156 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000syyd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.