Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:52 AM GMT+8 (02:52 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-23 02:52:48 UTC
Depth
32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.054° N, 126.221° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 128 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 119 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 115 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.479 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 70 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 132 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.8123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.4126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 140 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.5133 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4100 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.481 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.679 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.8128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.4119 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 153 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.6112 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 156 days ago · 50 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.6165 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 157 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.6106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000spba. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.