M4.0 earthquake 181 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 181 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, May 13, 2004, 2:36 PM GMT+9 (05:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 241 km NW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-13 05:36:50 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.219° N, 127.323° 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.
- 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8173 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6148 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8160 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4229 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8142 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7242 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8124 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cuwt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.