Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 6:10 AM GMT+9 (21:10 UTC), 54 km (34 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
2025-04-02 21:10:19 UTC
Depth
54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.088° N, 126.709° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0132 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.9174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.395 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 543 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 542 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.176 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 536 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 532 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 526 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.5109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 525 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.8181 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.8128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 523 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 519 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.790 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 517 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 512 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 511 days ago · 56 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.369 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 500 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 500 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.379 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 497 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 495 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 492 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.8149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 550 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.0131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 554 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.455 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 555 days ago · 133 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.7112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 563 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.695 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 571 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.567 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 572 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.9122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 573 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.477 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q5g2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.