M4.2 earthquake 79 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 22, 2000, 6:50 AM GMT+9 (21:50 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 57 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-21 21:50:12 UTC
- Depth
- 124.2 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.629° N, 127.302° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q0b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.