M4.4 earthquake 11 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Nov 3, 2003, 6:16 PM GMT+9 (09:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 74 km WSW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-03 09:16:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.648° N, 127.950° 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
- 135°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.843 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8349 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.441 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8349 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.363 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8329 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8312 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbz3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.