Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 140 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 140 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 14, 2003, 3:01 AM GMT+9 (18:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-04-13 18:01:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.930° N, 128.429° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2106 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8567 days ago · 230 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5111 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8560 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 7.0116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8528 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.6125 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8528 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.7128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.0109 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.8105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.8116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.9148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.7123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.6134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.7140 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8526 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 5.3121 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.6108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.5150 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.9117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.7128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8524 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.8112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8524 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.999 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8522 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.668 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8522 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 5.0123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8520 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.557 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.786 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.281 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8576 days ago · 200 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.9105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.0144 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8599 days ago · 200 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv3w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.