Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 235 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 235 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 18, 2000, 3:13 AM GMT+9 (18:13 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. 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
2000-04-17 18:13:11 UTC
Depth
82.7 km (51.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.853° N, 128.089° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.7239 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.8235 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 5.5242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.6245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.3265 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 5.7258 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.7242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.5273 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 5.1243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.1239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 5.0265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.3232 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.5248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.1237 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 117 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.6247 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.5north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.8257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.5230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9657 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.4north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9641 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.7253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9635 days ago · 177 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.7241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9630 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 6.3264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9605 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.3277 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9605 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.5248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.4234 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.6222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 101 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3254 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9664 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9666 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.8252 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9677 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3267 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9686 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.9157 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9691 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009reg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.