M4.8 earthquake 128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

Magnitude

4.8 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, May 3, 2026, 2:57 PM GMT+8

UTC

2026-05-03 06:57:42 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

1.436° N, 126.284° E

Region

Indonesia

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

57

• Bitung, IndonesiaPopulation 225,134. Forecast128 kmE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast631 kmS

After

1. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, May 4, 1:51 AM GMT+9 · 153 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaTue, May 5, 12:32 PM GMT+9 · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
3. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaTue, May 5, 4:16 PM GMT+9 · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
4. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, May 5, 5:13 PM GMT+8 · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
5. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaFri, May 8, 1:53 PM GMT+8 · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
6. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, May 10, 2:35 AM GMT+9 · 147 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
7. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, May 11, 12:53 AM GMT+9 · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
8. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, May 11, 12:56 PM GMT+9 · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
9. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, May 14, 11:59 AM GMT+9 · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
10. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, May 17, 6:07 AM GMT+8 · 140 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
11. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, May 17, 10:24 AM GMT+9 · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
12. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, May 18, 8:51 PM GMT+9 · 138 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
13. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, May 20, 8:48 PM GMT+8 · 136 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
14. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaFri, May 22, 9:05 AM GMT+8 · 135 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, May 23, 10:52 AM GMT+8 · 133 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
16. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, May 24, 11:33 PM GMT+8 · 132 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
17. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, May 26, 4:39 AM GMT+8 · 131 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
18. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaWed, May 27, 11:22 AM GMT+8 · 129 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
19. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, May 28, 4:33 PM GMT+8 · 128 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
20. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, May 29, 7:04 PM GMT+9 · 127 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
21. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, Jun 1, 9:36 AM GMT+9 · 125 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
22. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaTue, Jun 2, 9:08 PM GMT+9 · 123 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
23. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Jun 4, 6:56 PM GMT+9 · 121 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
24. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Jun 6, 9:39 PM GMT+8 · 119 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
25. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Jun 13, 8:05 PM GMT+8 · 112 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
26. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, Jun 14, 3:35 PM GMT+8 · 111 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
27. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaWed, Jun 24, 12:54 PM GMT+9 · 101 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
28. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Jun 27, 12:40 AM GMT+8 · 99 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
29. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaMon, Jun 29, 3:19 PM GMT+8 · 96 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away

Before

1. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaSun, May 3, 7:39 AM GMT+9 · 154 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
2. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaThu, Apr 30, 3:29 AM GMT+8 · 157 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
3. 4.6112 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, Apr 27, 3:17 PM GMT+9 · 159 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
4. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 25, 12:28 PM GMT+8 · 161 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
5. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 24, 5:41 PM GMT+9 · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
6. 5.1122 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 24, 1:45 PM GMT+9 · 162 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
7. 4.2108 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 24, 12:55 PM GMT+9 · 162 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
8. 4.3130 km WNW of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 23, 9:13 PM GMT+9 · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
9. 4.6117 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, Apr 21, 5:02 PM GMT+8 · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
10. 4.2114 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaTue, Apr 21, 11:30 AM GMT+8 · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
11. 4.8111 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, Apr 20, 4:12 PM GMT+9 · 166 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
12. 4.4119 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaMon, Apr 20, 11:57 AM GMT+9 · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
13. 4.4106 km SE of Bitung, IndonesiaSun, Apr 19, 10:26 PM GMT+8 · 167 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
14. 4.3113 km ESE of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 1:14 PM GMT+8 · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
15. 4.7114 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 10:14 AM GMT+8 · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
16. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 7:29 AM GMT+8 · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
17. 5.0118 km E of Bitung, IndonesiaSat, Apr 18, 7:27 AM GMT+8 · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
18. 4.6117 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 17, 7:21 PM GMT+9 · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
19. 4.5107 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Apr 17, 4:19 AM GMT+9 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
20. 4.498 km W of Ternate, IndonesiaThu, Apr 16, 8:13 PM GMT+9 · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000shxd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.