M4.4 earthquake 135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 16, 2000, 8:41 AM GMT+9 (23:41 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 148 km WNW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-15 23:41:05 UTC
- Depth
- 84.7 km (52.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.183° N, 126.875° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9452 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9449 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 9434 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.6148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9428 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1v9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.