An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred early afternoon on Sunday, June 21st, 2026, at 2:18 pm local time near Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 119. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bitung (pop. 137,400) located 112 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 21, 2026 06:18 am (Universal Time) local time (21 Jun 2026 06:18 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 116.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.26°N / 125.73°E (Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia)Primary data source: BMKG