Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 81 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 81 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 5:57 PM GMT+9 (08:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 98 km NNE 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
2024-09-24 08:57:20 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.314° N, 128.449° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7117 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 730 days ago · 164 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.370 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 729 days ago · 157 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.2140 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 728 days ago · 135 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.366 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.6154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 709 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.379 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 698 days ago · 242 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.359 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 693 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.34 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.198 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 680 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.558 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 679 days ago · 170 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.9107 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.385 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.784 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.488 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.5116 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.187 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 5.291 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 744 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 756 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4123 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nz2c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.