M4.5 earthquake 142 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 13, 2000, 4:33 AM GMT+9 (19:33 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-12 19:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.012° N, 127.953° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9157 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9690 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.689 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9664 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4234 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8235 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.1239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1237 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9650 days ago · 222 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9648 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009pmp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.