M4.7 earthquake 255 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 255 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 9:14 AM GMT+8 (01:14 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 241 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-04 01:14:00 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.950° N, 127.393° 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
- 175°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2252 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8271 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.8235 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8267 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.1202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8220 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.1241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.9241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8217 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckcb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.