M3.8 earthquake 103 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 103 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 4:22 AM GMT+9 (19:22 UTC), 300 km (186 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 145 km NE 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-16 19:22:47 UTC
- Depth
- 300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 2.589° N, 128.377° 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
- 161°
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.459 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8369 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6145 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8367 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.363 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8329 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caj1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.