Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 252 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 252 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 3, 2000, 2:45 PM GMT+9 (05:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 258 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-04-03 05:45:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.961° N, 128.501° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9667 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3254 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9665 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.6222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.4234 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.5248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.8235 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 5.3241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.7239 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.8235 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 5.5242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.6245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 52 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.3265 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 5.7258 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.7242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.5273 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 5.1243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.1239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 5.0265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.3232 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.5248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.1237 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.6247 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 92 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.5north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.8257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.5230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9658 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.4north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9641 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 4.7253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9635 days ago · 177 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.7241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9630 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qr7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.