Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 4:05 PM GMT+8 (08:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-20 08:05:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.859° N, 126.576° 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
137°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8327 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.8232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8293 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.0242 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8360 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.6245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8374 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdfu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.