Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 92 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 92 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 15, 2004, 5:45 AM GMT+9 (20:45 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-02-14 20:45:12 UTC
Depth
75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.282° N, 127.387° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.468 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 161 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8259 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.7144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8258 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.590 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8244 days ago · 102 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.5151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.772 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 185 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8221 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.375 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.546 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8272 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm6d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.