M4.5 earthquake 54 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, May 27, 2003, 10:59 PM GMT+9 (13:59 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-27 13:59:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.032° N, 127.618° 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
- 8
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
- 5.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8526 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.668 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8523 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.557 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.786 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 138 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bya3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.