M4.1 earthquake 288 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 288 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 2:35 PM GMT+9 (05:35 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 257 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-01-16 05:35:56 UTC
- Depth
- 8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.302° N, 128.420° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lt85. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.