M4.6 earthquake 89 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 17, 2000, 10:52 AM GMT+9 (01:52 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-17 01:52:58 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.349° N, 128.532° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.1103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9650 days ago · 222 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9648 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.4111 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9630 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9621 days ago · 214 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.2122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9607 days ago · 257 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rdk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.