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M4.7 earthquake 241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, May 16, 2004, 12:13 AM GMT+8 (16:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-15 16:13:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.463° N, 126.684° 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 usp000cv4p. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8169 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.5207 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8150 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.5204 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8150 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.7189 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8148 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.8216 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8148 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2193 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8145 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.4229 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8142 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.7180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8134 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.7242 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 59 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 4.0181 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3238 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8183 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.9237 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.2220 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8197 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.8239 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8200 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cv4p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.