M4.2 earthquake 141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 4, 2000, 3:47 PM GMT+9 (06:47 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 102 km NNW of Ternate, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-04 06:47:13 UTC
- Depth
- 58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.984° N, 126.766° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9553 days ago · 67 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.9141 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9548 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.7163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9540 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.973 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9528 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.894 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9524 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.2102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9524 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.1142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9521 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8150 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9518 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.693 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9507 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xvv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.