M4.0 earthquake 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 12, 2004, 9:03 AM GMT+9 (00:03 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km WNW 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-12 00:03:53 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.445° N, 126.784° 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 usp000cut0. 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
- 177°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.2127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8159 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.8141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cut0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.