M4.3 earthquake 183 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 183 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 4:26 AM GMT+9 (19:26 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-17 19:26:21 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.141° N, 128.868° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 11
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8158 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8287 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8259 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8233 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj48. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.