Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 20, 2004, 5:27 AM GMT+9 (20:27 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 155 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-03-19 20:27:14 UTC
Depth
93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.475° N, 128.784° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.772 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 185 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4159 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8211 days ago · 220 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.390 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8191 days ago · 269 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8178 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.2146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 200 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.1155 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6152 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8171 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.2126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8171 days ago · 200 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.5173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8233 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.663 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 150 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.861 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8242 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8248 days ago · 254 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.5123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8259 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqd5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.