Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 6:13 AM GMT+9 (21:13 UTC), 120 km (74 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 21:13:28 UTC
Depth
119.8 km (74.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.688° N, 127.422° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
23

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.435 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 974 days ago · 161 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 973 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 971 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 968 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.347 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.181 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 954 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 951 days ago · 128 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.070 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 990 days ago · 162 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 993 days ago · 127 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.465 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 1011 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m4jc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.