Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 4:24 AM GMT+8 (20:24 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 20:24:34 UTC
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.527° N, 125.947° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.461 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.0128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 260 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.089 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 256 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6117 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 246 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.3127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 243 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 242 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.789 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 235 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.6128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.284 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 232 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.6123 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 275 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.5100 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 276 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.072 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 287 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  4. 5.0159 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 301 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrfi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.