Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 6:04 PM GMT+9 (09:04 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 130 km WNW 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
2025-07-20 09:04:59 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.183° N, 126.742° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 437 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.8130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 436 days ago · 88 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 435 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2216 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 430 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.264 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 427 days ago · 137 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 5.0101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 423 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.175 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 415 days ago · 155 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.6123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 5.5109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 5.0118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 414 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.2145 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 413 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.5147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 413 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.281 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 413 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.1131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 400 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.4105 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 399 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.3110 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 399 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.396 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 395 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.189 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 391 days ago · 142 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 390 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.7152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 444 days ago · 51 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.5103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 448 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.2108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 448 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.676 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 448 days ago · 139 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3130 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 453 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.1126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 455 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2142 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 460 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.7147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 462 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 5.3136 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 464 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.5122 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 464 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.687 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 467 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.4162 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 467 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.1137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 468 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qe02. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.