M4.5 earthquake 152 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 152 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 11:35 AM GMT+9 (02:35 UTC), 200 km (124 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-30 02:35:24 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.848° N, 128.806° 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c93x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.