Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 70 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 70 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 5:46 PM GMT+9 (08:46 UTC), 127 km (79 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
2025-10-17 08:46:32 UTC
Depth
127.1 km (79.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.857° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6103 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 346 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.377 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 345 days ago · 111 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.480 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 345 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.1150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 340 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 338 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.2120 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 331 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.5161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 329 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.553 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 325 days ago · 174 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.8140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 5.186 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 315 days ago · 132 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.258 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 312 days ago · 187 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 310 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 5.185 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 299 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.478 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 291 days ago · 122 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.598 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 354 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.533 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 355 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.448 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 360 days ago · 158 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.8115 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 360 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.144 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 361 days ago · 132 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.6157 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 363 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 372 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.5128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 377 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 378 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.6131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 378 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rhrd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.