M4.8 earthquake 84 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 84 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 2, 2000, 1:21 AM GMT+8 (17:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 117 km ESE of Tondano, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-01 17:21:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.714° N, 125.397° 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
- 46
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.579 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9414 days ago · 60 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.9117 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5b9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.