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M4.9 earthquake 117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, May 30, 2003, 12:48 AM GMT+9 (15:48 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-29 15:48:27 UTC
Depth
66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.534° N, 128.702° 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 usp000byfx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.8112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.999 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.668 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.0123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8523 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.557 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8516 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.786 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8516 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3158 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.7104 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8512 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.286 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8504 days ago · 150 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8481 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5150 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8528 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.6108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8528 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.3121 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8528 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.7140 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.6134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.7123 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.9148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.8116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.8105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 5.395 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.0109 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.7128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.6125 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 7.0116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8531 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.496 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byfx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.