M4.8 earthquake 60 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 12, 2003, 12:39 AM GMT+9 (15:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-11 15:39:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.298° N, 128.347° 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
- 116°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.445 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8441 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.531 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8396 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.273 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.785 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.866 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.464 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.556 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.066 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4n0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.