Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 8:21 PM GMT+8 (12:21 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 201 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. 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
2023-12-19 12:21:16 UTC
Depth
79.3 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.320° N, 126.970° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.9 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4173 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1019 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.5203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1019 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.7201 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.4231 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 976 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.1246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 971 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 970 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.5206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 964 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5191 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 963 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1027 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1032 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.5240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1034 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.8237 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1034 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.3235 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1034 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m16r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.