M4.2 earthquake 111 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 111 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 9:45 PM GMT+9 (12:45 UTC), 121 km (75 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
- 2000-04-01 12:45:11 UTC
- Depth
- 121.1 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.787° N, 127.005° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6170 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9668 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.857 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9665 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.1176 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9622 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qmn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.