Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 19, 2000, 10:36 PM GMT+9 (13:36 UTC), 117 km (73 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-04-19 13:36:25 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.978° N, 127.984° 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 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1237 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.6247 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 92 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.5north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.8257 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9660 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.5230 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9657 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 9641 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.7253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9635 days ago · 177 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.7241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9629 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 6.3264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9605 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3277 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9604 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.3232 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.0265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9661 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.1239 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.1243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.5273 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.7242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 5.7258 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3265 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.6245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.5242 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.8235 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.7239 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9662 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 5.3241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.8235 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 83 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 5.5248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.4234 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.6222 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9663 days ago · 101 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.3254 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9664 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.3262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9666 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.8252 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9677 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009rhq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.