Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 70 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 8:17 AM GMT+9 (23:17 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-09-29 23:17:52 UTC
Depth
131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.533° N, 127.408° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.531 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8396 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.424 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8376 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.411 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8367 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.441 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.888 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.158 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8410 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.3131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8413 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.875 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8419 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.445 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8420 days ago · 200 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c93c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.