Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 1:24 AM GMT+9 (16:24 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 120 km W 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
2025-10-03 16:24:10 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.994° N, 126.618° 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, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 364 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 357 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.670 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 353 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 350 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.377 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 348 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.480 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 348 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 346 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 343 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 54 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.7126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 5.2120 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 334 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.5161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 332 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.8140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 319 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 5.186 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 319 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.8146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 313 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.8147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 311 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 376 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 381 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 381 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 142 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.7115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 392 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.396 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 394 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rejx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.