M4.2 earthquake 22 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 29, 2000, 8:56 PM GMT+9 (11:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 Halmahera, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-29 11:56:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.562° N, 127.897° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.894 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9524 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.693 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9507 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.9Halmahera, Indonesia · 9500 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.824 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.327 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.627 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9491 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zbj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.