M4.7 earthquake 241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, May 21, 2000, 11:44 AM GMT+9 (02:44 UTC), 66 km (41 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-05-21 02:44:08 UTC
- Depth
- 66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.906° N, 128.126° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
- 6.3264 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9604 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.3277 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9604 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.9236 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9571 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8176 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9570 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t8f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.