M4.6 earthquake 14 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 2:04 AM GMT+9 (17:04 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-30 17:04:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.841° N, 127.944° 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
- 159°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.281 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8576 days ago · 200 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.459 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8548 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.554 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bty1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.