Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 7:35 AM GMT+8 (23:35 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-07-07 23:35:50 UTC
Depth
43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.397° N, 126.336° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4169 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 73 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 71 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 69 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 69 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 34 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.3152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 87 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 89 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 96 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 107 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tau8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.