M4.8 earthquake 24 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 5, 2000, 7:40 PM GMT+9 (10:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km WSW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-05 10:40:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.560° N, 127.871° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.327 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.627 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a19z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.