Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 75 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 2:59 AM GMT+9 (17:59 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 146 km N 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
2025-01-03 17:59:54 UTC
Depth
140.9 km (87.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.386° N, 128.174° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
137

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 631 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.4164 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 619 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.1139 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 617 days ago · 228 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 5.9146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2133 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.669 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 596 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 591 days ago · 225 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.565 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 590 days ago · 167 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.496 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 228 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.5119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.5126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.183 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 642 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.3110 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 652 days ago · 221 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.486 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 656 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.517 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.289 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 660 days ago · 232 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2132 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 236 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phpb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.