Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 5:07 AM GMT+9 (20:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-01-28 20:07:13 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.246° N, 126.705° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
28

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 234 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.2140 km NE of Bitung, Indonesia · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 207 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.6142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 192 days ago · 95 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 186 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.2117 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.498 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.973 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.2206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 261 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 268 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.486 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 272 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8ya. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.