M4.2 earthquake 199 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 199 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 9, 2003, 8:14 AM GMT+9 (23:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 133 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-08 23:14:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.995° N, 129.281° 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
- 161°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8434 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5152 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8401 days ago · 200 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4fb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.