M4.7 earthquake 85 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 85 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 11, 2003, 11:52 AM GMT+9 (02:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 60 km SE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-11 02:52:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.312° N, 128.655° 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 usp000c4m7. 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
- 148°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.273 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.860 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.445 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8441 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.531 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8397 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4m7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.