M4.8 earthquake 112 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 27, 2004, 8:29 PM GMT+9 (11:29 UTC), 50 km (31 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
- 2004-01-27 11:29:37 UTC
- Depth
- 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.251° N, 128.906° 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 usp000cjsw. 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.280 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8268 days ago · 143 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.868 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8267 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.776 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8234 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjsw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.