M4.7 earthquake 134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, May 29, 2000, 8:48 PM GMT+9 (11:48 UTC), 214 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 96 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 2000-05-29 11:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 213.9 km (132.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.687° N, 128.755° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9607 days ago · 257 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.996 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9597 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7135 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9583 days ago · 224 km deep · 22 km away
Before
- 4.8152 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9625 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4111 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9630 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9648 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.1103 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9650 days ago · 222 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009tm5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.