Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 90 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:15 PM GMT+9 (09:15 UTC), 187 km (116 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 91 km NE 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
2024-08-13 09:15:14 UTC
Depth
186.7 km (116.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.524° N, 128.211° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0137 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 772 days ago · 121 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 771 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.273 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 770 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.4123 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6167 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 756 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 755 days ago · 103 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 5.291 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.187 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.488 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.784 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.385 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.9107 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 743 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.281 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.7117 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 730 days ago · 164 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.370 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 729 days ago · 157 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.2140 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 728 days ago · 135 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3153 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 789 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.190 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 793 days ago · 220 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.8111 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 798 days ago · 228 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.694 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 799 days ago · 231 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npvm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.