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M4.5 earthquake 201 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 201 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 8:49 AM GMT+8 (00:49 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-27 00:49:52 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.248° N, 127.007° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 237 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.4196 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 230 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 229 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3245 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 216 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2231 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 209 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 197 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.0229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.2234 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.6194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.3239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2216 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.5232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 262 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.7229 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.4238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4229 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.2123 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.6219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 263 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.1227 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 5.2242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 5.5241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 264 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 6.4247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 264 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13 · tsunami flag
  18. 4.4156 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 274 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8i2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.