M4.5 earthquake 197 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 197 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 17, 2000, 10:12 AM GMT+9 (01:12 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-17 01:12:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.411° N, 127.417° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6249 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9541 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.9240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9518 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9508 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.8210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9504 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9499 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yma. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.