Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 69 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, May 23, 2025, 10:19 PM GMT+9 (13:19 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-23 13:19:29 UTC
Depth
133.1 km (82.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.655° N, 127.389° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 497 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.379 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 495 days ago · 124 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 493 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 489 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.376 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 479 days ago · 110 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.589 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 477 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.1137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 466 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.687 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 465 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.5122 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 462 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.7147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 460 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.1126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 453 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.949 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 449 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.676 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 446 days ago · 139 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 5.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  15. 4.5103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.7152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 441 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 440 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 508 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.790 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 515 days ago · 129 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.5149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 516 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qi7h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.