M4.3 earthquake 227 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 227 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 31, 2000, 7:17 AM GMT+8 (23:17 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.
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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
- 2000-05-30 23:17:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.355° N, 126.751° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9595 days ago · 85 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.3207 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9565 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009tpg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.