Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 67 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 67 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 10:36 PM GMT+9 (13:36 UTC), 115 km (71 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-12 13:36:15 UTC
Depth
114.7 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.956° N, 127.449° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 569 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.7112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 560 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.455 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 553 days ago · 133 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.360 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 165 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 534 days ago · 130 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.8128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 520 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 516 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.790 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 515 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.477 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 101 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.275 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 168 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.3104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.565 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 589 days ago · 167 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.268 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 125 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.669 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 122 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.978 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 598 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pyb8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.