Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 2:13 AM GMT+8 (18:13 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-25 18:13:49 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.954° N, 126.577° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 584 days ago · 64 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.3167 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 144 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.6188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 573 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.7112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 560 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 555 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.1220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.9174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 545 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.6213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 544 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.8210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 541 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.4231 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.2117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.4205 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 539 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.3246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 536 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.1191 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 532 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.5224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 524 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.4231 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2232 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 605 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 608 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 610 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pvex. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.