M4.6 earthquake 118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 16, 2004, 10:04 AM GMT+9 (01:04 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 158 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-16 01:04:17 UTC
- Depth
- 66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.732° N, 128.375° 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
- 91°
- Stations used
- 24
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
- 4.3183 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8158 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8287 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.468 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 161 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8259 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.663 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 150 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chyy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.