Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 21, 2025, 5:12 PM GMT+9 (08:12 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-11-21 08:12:06 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.916° N, 127.122° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 310 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.493 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 289 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4156 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 274 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.486 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 273 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 269 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 6.4247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 264 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 13 · tsunami flag
  7. 5.5241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.2242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1227 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2123 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.4229 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.4238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.7229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.5232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 262 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.2216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.3239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.6194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.2234 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.5161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 329 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3228 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 333 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4154 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 342 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rtnf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.