Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 18, 2000, 4:01 AM GMT+9 (19:01 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2000-08-17 19:01:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.412° N, 126.702° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5222 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9538 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.973 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9527 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.2102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9523 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.8150 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9517 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.8210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9502 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9497 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9480 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.9141 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9547 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.8146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9552 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.2141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9553 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.7152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9557 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.7110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9560 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yp1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.