M4.4 earthquake 111 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 111 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 20, 2000, 7:49 PM GMT+9 (10:49 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 96 km NNE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-20 10:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.487° N, 128.675° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.7134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9621 days ago · 214 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.2122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9607 days ago · 257 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.996 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9597 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.7135 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9583 days ago · 224 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t7k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.