M4.5 earthquake 46 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 46 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 6, 2004, 9:01 PM GMT+9 (12:01 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km ENE 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
- 2004-02-06 12:01:09 UTC
- Depth
- 69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.958° N, 127.660° 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
- 127°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.468 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 161 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.590 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8244 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.663 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 150 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.772 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 185 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.965 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8222 days ago · 218 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.3110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8221 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.375 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckj3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.