Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 17, 2025, 4:58 PM GMT+9 (07:58 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-17 07:58:32 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.005° N, 126.933° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.0118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.2145 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.5147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.281 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 411 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.1131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 398 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.4105 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 397 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.3110 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 396 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.396 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 393 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 389 days ago · 142 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 387 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 380 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 380 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.5128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 379 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 374 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 365 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.144 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 362 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 356 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.175 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 412 days ago · 155 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 421 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 425 days ago · 137 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 434 days ago · 88 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 5.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 434 days ago · 80 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 440 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 441 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.7152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 442 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000r1pr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.