Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 5, 2000, 6:46 AM GMT+9 (21:46 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-04 21:46:13 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.992° N, 126.722° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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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Stations used
53

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9141 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9549 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.7163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9542 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.973 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9530 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.894 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9526 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.2102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9525 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 5.1142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9522 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.8150 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9519 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.693 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9509 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.2141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9555 days ago · 59 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.7152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9560 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.7110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9563 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.688 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9570 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xww. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.