M4.3 earthquake 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, May 5, 2000, 6:45 AM GMT+8 (22:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-04 22:45:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.808° N, 126.459° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1176 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9622 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3227 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9620 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4158 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9616 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4186 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9596 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.9213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9595 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009sdd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.