M4.6 earthquake 133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 29, 2003, 2:57 AM GMT+9 (17:57 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-28 17:57:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.822° N, 128.509° 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
- 147°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.445 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8420 days ago · 200 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5152 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8401 days ago · 200 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.7192 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8401 days ago · 200 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.8103 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8385 days ago · 300 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c64y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.