Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 85 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 85 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 5:43 AM GMT+9 (20:43 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km N 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
2024-09-19 20:43:46 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.143° N, 128.657° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9107 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.281 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.7117 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 731 days ago · 164 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.370 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 730 days ago · 157 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.366 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.379 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 700 days ago · 242 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.34 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 693 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.784 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 63 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.488 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.5116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.187 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 5.291 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 757 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4123 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 761 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.4112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 772 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nt4t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.