M4.6 earthquake 98 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 8, 2004, 3:10 PM GMT+9 (06:10 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-08 06:10:41 UTC
- Depth
- 145.4 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.152° N, 127.233° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.546 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8272 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8258 days ago · 136 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.590 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8244 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000che5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.