M4.5 earthquake 74 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 74 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 28, 2000, 3:57 AM GMT+9 (18:57 UTC), 133 km (82 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-27 18:57:55 UTC
- Depth
- 132.7 km (82.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.604° N, 127.352° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2111 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9680 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.857 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9666 days ago · 100 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q9s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.