M4.0 earthquake 144 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 144 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 17, 2003, 12:45 AM GMT+9 (15:45 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 105 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-16 15:45:58 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.781° N, 128.779° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.281 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 200 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5140 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.2106 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8567 days ago · 230 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5111 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8560 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsta. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.