Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 9, 2024, 11:21 PM GMT+8 (15:21 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-09 15:21:20 UTC
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.355° N, 127.029° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2219 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 780 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.0211 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 763 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2144 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 755 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3201 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 754 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.6228 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 739 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.3214 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 739 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 5.2155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 735 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.7243 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 731 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.4120 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 728 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.1202 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 803 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nj3c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.