Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 204 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 204 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 29, 2003, 12:36 PM GMT+8 (04:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-01-29 04:36:05 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.844° N, 126.545° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8641 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.6242 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8625 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.7190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8623 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8606 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.3Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8605 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.8152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8602 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.1200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8591 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 5.3209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8646 days ago · 83 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.6216 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.7240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5155 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8656 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8656 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8657 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.0138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8672 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bpgt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.