Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 9:34 PM GMT+9 (12:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 74 km E 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
2025-03-03 12:34:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.340° N, 128.905° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.5126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.1158 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 576 days ago · 217 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.3133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 560 days ago · 232 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4150 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 542 days ago · 226 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.395 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 194 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2119 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 220 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.874 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 533 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.496 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 581 days ago · 228 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.565 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 591 days ago · 167 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 592 days ago · 225 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pwle. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.