Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 234 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 234 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 7:40 PM GMT+8 (11:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 180 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

Tahuna forecastMore in Indonesia

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-15 11:40:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.513° N, 126.871° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
18

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5201 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 238 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.4196 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 230 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.8180 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 230 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 230 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3245 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 217 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2231 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 210 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.6194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.5232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 262 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.7229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.4238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.4229 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.1227 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.2242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 5.5241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 57 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 6.4247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 264 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13 · tsunami flag

Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s5zu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.