Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 7:35 AM GMT+8 (23:35 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-19 23:35:40 UTC
Depth
50.1 km (31.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.229° N, 126.957° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7201 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4231 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 975 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 972 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.1246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 970 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.1227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 969 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.5206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 963 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.4173 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1018 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1018 days ago · 79 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1026 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1031 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.5240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1033 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.8237 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1033 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.3235 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1034 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m178. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.