Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 28 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 8:26 PM GMT+9 (11:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 66 km E 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
2026-01-14 11:26:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.478° N, 128.062° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
16

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. 4.973 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.573 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 257 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.026 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.618 km N of Sofifi, Indonesia · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.628 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 222 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.466 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 214 days ago · 147 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.366 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.169 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 208 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.567 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 266 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.3101 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.090 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 286 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.370 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 287 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s5k9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.