Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 68 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 18, 2004, 3:09 PM GMT+9 (06:09 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-18 06:09:44 UTC
Depth
161.2 km (100.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.303° N, 128.236° 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 usp000cmf5. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
23

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8259 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.590 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8244 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.663 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 150 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.8119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8230 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.772 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 185 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.375 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4159 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8211 days ago · 220 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.280 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8268 days ago · 143 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.546 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8273 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.8158 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8287 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.988 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8289 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmf5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.