M4.8 earthquake 57 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 57 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 16, 2000, 3:09 AM GMT+9 (18:09 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-15 18:09:32 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.669° N, 127.497° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.696 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9608 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.657 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9606 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rb7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.