M4.5 earthquake 13 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 20, 2000, 9:11 PM GMT+9 (12:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-20 12:11:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.627° N, 127.504° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.741 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.469 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6e6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.