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M4.1 earthquake 68 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 68 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 2:44 PM GMT+9 (05:44 UTC), 127 km (79 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-14 05:44:16 UTC
Depth
126.6 km (78.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.730° N, 127.393° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 989 days ago · 162 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.365 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 988 days ago · 120 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.2157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 981 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.435 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 973 days ago · 161 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.0135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 972 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.6146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 970 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.284 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 969 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.285 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 967 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 965 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.382 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 956 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.347 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.181 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 953 days ago · 113 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.593 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 950 days ago · 128 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.070 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 949 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.465 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 1010 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m4ra. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.