M3.8 earthquake 210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 24, 2000, 1:29 PM GMT+8 (05:29 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-24 05:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.162° N, 126.763° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9186 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9499 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.2154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9453 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0qz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.