Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 133 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 5:42 AM GMT+8 (21:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-10 21:42:03 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.562° N, 126.320° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4134 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 82 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.4169 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 73 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 72 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 69 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 62 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 58 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.5110 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.7127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.595 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 55 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.4107 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.7121 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 35 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.3152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.5148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.6127 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.6134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 89 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.6126 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.7112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 97 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.193 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 109 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.1120 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t111. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.