Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 232 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 232 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 9:10 PM GMT+8 (13:10 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
2025-02-04 13:10:58 UTC
Depth
46.9 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.362° N, 126.698° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4231 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 607 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.1185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 590 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.1209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.1210 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 586 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.6188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 575 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3208 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.5216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 557 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.1220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 555 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.9174 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 548 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.0203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 620 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4232 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 624 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1223 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 629 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.2215 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 637 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pd5p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.