M4.6 earthquake 148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 7, 2000, 6:06 PM GMT+9 (09:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-07 09:06:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.209° N, 126.760° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.777 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9405 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9405 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.670 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9393 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.6188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9385 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9382 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9382 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9379 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9374 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5n9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.