Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 56 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 2:58 AM GMT+8 (18:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 140 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-03-11 18:58:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.274° N, 124.909° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
47

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5119 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.272 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.098 km E of Modisi, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.077 km E of Modisi, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.7155 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.5125 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 171 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.4146 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1138 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5146 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.9148 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2135 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 5.0140 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia · 165 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.2147 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia · 164 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.548 km S of Modisi, Indonesia · 217 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.667 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3120 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 228 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sfsc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.