M4.5 earthquake 162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 11:42 AM GMT+9 (02:42 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 151 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-18 02:42:34 UTC
- Depth
- 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.588° N, 126.822° 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
- 108°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.2194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8271 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8258 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.590 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8244 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.5151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj5a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.