M4.5 earthquake 79 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 23, 2000, 1:20 PM GMT+8 (05:20 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 63 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-23 05:20:22 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.752° N, 125.371° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9117 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9396 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.744 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 9362 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.063 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9359 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6kf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.