M4.3 earthquake 63 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 12, 2003, 3:28 AM GMT+9 (18:28 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 88 km ENE 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
- 2003-12-11 18:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.019° N, 128.501° 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.988 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8289 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8112 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8282 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.546 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8272 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf1p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.