M4.5 earthquake 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, May 6, 2003, 9:44 PM GMT+9 (12:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 153 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-06 12:44:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.332° N, 127.272° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000bwqg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.554 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8531 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwqg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.