M4.8 earthquake 43 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 21, 2003, 9:39 PM GMT+9 (12:39 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-21 12:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 77.5 km (48.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.485° N, 128.317° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.441 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8349 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.363 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8329 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdk3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.