M4.3 earthquake 108 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

Magnitude

4.3 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 12:27 AM GMT+8

UTC

2026-03-16 16:27:47 UTC

Depth

35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

1.191° N, 126.067° E

Region

Indonesia

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 14.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

29

• Bitung, IndonesiaPopulation 225,134. Forecast108 kmESE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast656 kmS

After

1. 7.4129 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 6:48 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 60
2. 5.0113 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:00 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
3. 5.0123 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:02 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
4. 4.9117 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:04 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
5. 4.5124 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:06 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
6. 5.4119 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:07 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
7. 4.8114 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:12 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
8. 5.5116 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:13 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
9. 4.883 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:15 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
10. 4.9106 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:18 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
11. 4.8115 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:19 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
12. 4.1102 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:36 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
13. 4.5115 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:40 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
14. 4.6123 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:43 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
15. 4.6125 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:46 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
16. 4.1130 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:49 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
17. 4.5126 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:49 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
18. 4.7115 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:50 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
19. 4.7129 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 7:53 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
20. 4.7128 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:54 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
21. 5.2128 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:54 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
22. 4.3106 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:03 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
23. 4.5127 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:08 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
24. 4.9126 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:10 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
25. 5.1124 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:15 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
26. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:20 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
27. 4.4112 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:33 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
28. 4.7127 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:36 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
29. 4.2119 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:53 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
30. 4.4126 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 8:56 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
31. 4.383 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:03 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
32. 4.177 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:09 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
33. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:13 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
34. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:20 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
35. 4.5125 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:29 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
36. 4.1129 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:35 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
37. 4.3117 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:42 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
38. 4.3107 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:46 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
39. 4.1110 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:47 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
40. 4.7111 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 9:57 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
41. 4.283 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:09 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
42. 4.2122 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:10 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
43. 5.2115 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:10 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
44. 4.5124 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:14 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
45. 4.0118 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:20 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
46. 4.8125 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:22 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
47. 4.9108 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:23 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
48. 4.272 km SSE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:27 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
49. 4.6120 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:31 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
50. 4.495 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:35 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
51. 4.387 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:36 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
52. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:52 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
53. 4.5128 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:58 AM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
54. 4.2109 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 10:59 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
55. 4.2101 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:01 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
56. 4.2123 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:07 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
57. 4.2125 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:09 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
58. 4.9109 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 12:14 PM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
59. 5.7126 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 11:17 AM GMT+8 · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
60. 6.3109 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 2, 12:23 PM GMT+9 · 184 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, Mar 8, 4:54 AM GMT+9 · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
2. 4.786 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Mar 7, 7:57 PM GMT+8 · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s7tl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.