M4.6 earthquake 190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 12:54 PM GMT+9 (03:54 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-14 03:54:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.296° N, 127.303° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000cf7j. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 174°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8293 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7255 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8275 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8271 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf7j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.