Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 4:57 PM GMT+9 (07:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-19 07:57:02 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.352° N, 128.854° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.488 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.784 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.385 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.9107 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 745 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.281 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 741 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.7117 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 731 days ago · 164 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.370 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 730 days ago · 157 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.366 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.379 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 700 days ago · 242 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.187 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.291 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 746 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 757 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.4123 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.4112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 773 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ntvl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.