M4.3 earthquake 145 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 145 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 2, 2003, 12:04 AM GMT+9 (15:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 192 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-01 15:04:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.955° N, 128.479° 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 usp000c3uz. 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2199 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8455 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.593 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8447 days ago · 231 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8435 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5152 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8403 days ago · 200 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7192 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8403 days ago · 200 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3uz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.