M4.8 earthquake 60 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 60 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 10, 2000, 10:49 PM GMT+9 (13:49 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km WSW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-10 13:49:25 UTC
- Depth
- 44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.270° N, 127.916° 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.
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7131 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9546 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5113 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9538 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.973 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9528 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.222 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9528 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6114 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9515 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.824 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.327 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.627 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009y8e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.