Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 216 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 216 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 12:30 AM GMT+9 (15:30 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 271 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-27 15:30:42 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.680° N, 127.867° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3208 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 568 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.5216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 568 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2186 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 549 days ago · 204 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.6213 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 545 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.8210 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 542 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.0209 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 542 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4231 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 541 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4205 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.4168 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 539 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 6.2271 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 529 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 4.4226 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 591 days ago · 148 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.5162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 591 days ago · 225 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.6195 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 596 days ago · 136 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.6217 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 603 days ago · 84 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.3210 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 603 days ago · 80 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.2133 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 5.9146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pvu0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.