M4.2 earthquake 122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Jun 12, 2000, 5:02 PM GMT+9 (08:02 UTC), 257 km (159 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-06-12 08:02:00 UTC
- Depth
- 256.5 km (159.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.624° N, 128.657° 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
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.996 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9598 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.7135 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9584 days ago · 224 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8176 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9570 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.860 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9548 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ufh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.