M3.9 earthquake 91 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 91 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 14, 2000, 2:36 PM GMT+9 (05:36 UTC), 232 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 123 km NNE 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-14 05:36:57 UTC
- Depth
- 232.1 km (144.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.333° N, 128.572° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9664 days ago · 100 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.1103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9651 days ago · 222 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9649 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ppj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.