Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 156 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 156 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 31, 2025, 9:18 PM GMT+9 (12:18 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-31 12:18:20 UTC
Depth
114.4 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
3.107° N, 127.681° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.1227 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2123 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.6194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.5201 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.1141 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 244 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 237 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.5233 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 229 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.3110 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 304 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rlps. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.