M7.4 earthquake in Indonesia on April 1, 2026

On April 1, 2026 at 22:48 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. The epicenter was 129 km east of Bitung, with the focus 35 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

7.4magnitude
35 kmdepth
22:48time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

60 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Bitung (Indonesia)129 km
  • Ternate (Indonesia)132 km
  • Manado (Indonesia)160 km
  • Kotamobagu (Indonesia)217 km
  • Gorontalo (Indonesia)358 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 193 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

  • M6.3 · Apr 2, 03:23 UTC28 km
  • M5.9 · May 22, 01:05 UTC17 km
  • M5.9 · Apr 2, 14:13 UTC26 km
  • M5.8 · Apr 2, 14:34 UTC25 km
  • M5.7 · Aug 4, 20:16 UTC63 km
  • M5.7 · Jul 23, 22:58 UTC55 km
  • M5.7 · Apr 2, 03:17 UTC14 km
  • M5.6 · Apr 4, 01:35 UTC20 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 134 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.5 (January 21, 2007).

  • M7.5 · January 21, 20076 km
  • M7.5 · August 14, 198684 km
  • M7.2 · July 14, 2019274 km
  • M7.1 · February 24, 200120 km
  • M7.1 · February 10, 1989147 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayEarthquakes in IndonesiaWeather in BitungEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Aug 14, 06:13 UTC.