Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 20, 2003, 12:49 AM GMT+9 (15:49 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-10-19 15:49:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.450° N, 126.796° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.7202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8345 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.3149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8396 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cat6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.