Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 71 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 71 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 8, 2000, 8:53 PM GMT+9 (11:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-03-08 11:53:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.879° N, 128.630° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.991 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9698 days ago · 232 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.689 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9664 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.1103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9651 days ago · 222 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9649 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.7107 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9706 days ago · 177 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009peb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.