M4.8 earthquake 158 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 158 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 23, 2004, 5:02 AM GMT+9 (20:02 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-22 20:02:41 UTC
- Depth
- 117.8 km (73.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.141° N, 128.260° 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 usp000cjfa. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.468 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 161 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8260 days ago · 111 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8234 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8231 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.772 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8230 days ago · 185 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjfa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.