M4.7 earthquake 112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 7, 2003, 11:23 PM GMT+9 (14:23 UTC), 227 km (141 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 123 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-07 14:23:54 UTC
- Depth
- 226.6 km (140.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.540° N, 128.617° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8653 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.754 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8643 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn74. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.