Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, May 18, 2004, 9:57 AM GMT+9 (00:57 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-18 00:57:24 UTC
Depth
200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.708° N, 128.595° 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 usp000cvd8. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6148 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8160 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.392 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8146 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 5.1173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8140 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.6120 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.264 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.3146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8123 days ago · 248 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.0125 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8122 days ago · 285 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8118 days ago · 230 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.6128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8116 days ago · 290 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.6152 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.1155 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.2146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 200 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8179 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.390 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8192 days ago · 269 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvd8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.