Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:05 PM GMT+8 (12:05 UTC), 35 km (22 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
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2026-06-13 12:05:34 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.087° N, 126.151° E
Region
Indonesia
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 108 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.479 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.991 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 106 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 96 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 88 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.1115 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 87 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 83 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.5133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.3117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.3134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 71 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  16. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 68 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  19. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 54 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.4120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 116 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.562 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 118 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.365 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.186 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.6127 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 124 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.3122 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.0134 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.297 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 5.5113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 127 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.9111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 129 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.3128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 5.9115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.6131 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.3126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.4115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ssp2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.