M4.7 earthquake 131 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 131 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 11, 2000, 9:55 PM GMT+9 (12:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 186 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-11 12:55:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.860° N, 127.632° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5197 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9540 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5113 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9538 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9509 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9498 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009y9m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.