Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 28, 2023, 9:27 AM GMT+9 (00:27 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 70 km E 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
2023-12-28 00:27:19 UTC
Depth
228.9 km (142.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.506° N, 128.611° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.654 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 998 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2110 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 992 days ago · 202 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.970 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.475 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.399 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 980 days ago · 232 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.4144 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 977 days ago · 228 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.685 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.277 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 236 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2115 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 963 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.589 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 961 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.0105 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.4123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1012 days ago · 225 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.1102 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1018 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1019 days ago · 233 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.2111 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1020 days ago · 174 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.150 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1026 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.8107 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1029 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.195 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1035 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.170 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1035 days ago · 161 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.9122 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1040 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2118 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1041 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.7124 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1042 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.9131 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 1042 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2hc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.