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M4.9 earthquake 88 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 88 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 21, 2004, 1:27 AM GMT+9 (16:27 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-20 16:27:30 UTC
Depth
68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.924° N, 128.782° 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 usp000cjay. 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

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8112 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8283 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.280 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8268 days ago · 143 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.868 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8266 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.468 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 161 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.663 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 150 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.776 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8234 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.8119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8231 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjay. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.