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M4.9 earthquake 174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 7:33 PM GMT+8 (11:33 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-05 11:33:54 UTC
Depth
40.2 km (25.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.667° N, 126.743° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.4205 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 539 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1191 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 532 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 524 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.8181 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 520 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.8128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 520 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 516 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 508 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 497 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 492 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 489 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.9150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 552 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.7112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 560 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.6188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 573 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q48e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.