M4.7 earthquake 73 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 9, 2003, 5:37 PM GMT+9 (08:37 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 Halmahera, 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
- 2003-01-09 08:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 108.8 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.698° N, 127.352° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.083 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8658 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.393 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8641 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.4Halmahera, Indonesia · 8605 days ago · 94 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bna3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.