M4.7 earthquake 141 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 141 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 22, 2000, 10:56 AM GMT+9 (01:56 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 157 km N 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-22 01:56:05 UTC
- Depth
- 73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.965° N, 128.337° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2147 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9731 days ago · 236 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9708 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.7107 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9707 days ago · 177 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5142 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9700 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.991 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9698 days ago · 232 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.9157 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9691 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mg3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.