M4.3 earthquake 260 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 260 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 6:23 PM GMT+9 (09:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 201 km N 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-20 09:23:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.079° N, 128.187° 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
- 141°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 usp000cdfx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.