Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 148 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 148 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, May 29, 2004, 7:33 PM GMT+9 (10:33 UTC), 81 km (50 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-29 10:33:28 UTC
Depth
81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.069° N, 127.989° 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 usp000cwh8. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8140 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6120 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.264 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 150 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8124 days ago · 248 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.0125 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8123 days ago · 285 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.4119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8118 days ago · 230 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.6128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8116 days ago · 290 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.4121 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8110 days ago · 136 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.2126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 200 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.6152 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.1155 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2146 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8172 days ago · 200 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.0181 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8179 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwh8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.