M4.7 earthquake 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 22, 2004, 8:58 PM GMT+9 (11:58 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-22 11:58:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.385° N, 126.870° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8158 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.8141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8147 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8111 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4121 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8110 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.9138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8175 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.590 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8177 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.7161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8195 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvw7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.