M4.3 earthquake 90 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 90 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 3:52 AM GMT+9 (18:52 UTC), 269 km (167 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 120 km NNE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-04-27 18:52:35 UTC
- Depth
- 269.3 km (167.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.163° N, 128.701° 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 usp000ctk9. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 181°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8179 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 200 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8171 days ago · 200 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.392 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8146 days ago · 91 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6120 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.264 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctk9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.