Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 65 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 8:12 PM GMT+9 (11:12 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 74 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-20 11:12:02 UTC
Depth
167.1 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.287° N, 128.210° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.496 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 580 days ago · 228 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.5120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5119 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.3126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 579 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.5126 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 578 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.1158 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 575 days ago · 217 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.567 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 570 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.3133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 558 days ago · 232 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4150 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 226 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.2117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 540 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.395 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 532 days ago · 194 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.2119 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 531 days ago · 220 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.874 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 531 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.5162 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 591 days ago · 225 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.6139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 592 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.669 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 595 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2133 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 5.9146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 606 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1139 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 616 days ago · 228 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pexe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.