Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 66 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 9:35 AM GMT+9 (00:35 UTC), 147 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-03-03 00:35:10 UTC
Depth
147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.449° N, 127.480° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 205 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.584 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.364 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.078 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.128 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 155 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.271 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 163 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.278 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 137 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.272 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 166 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.628 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.197 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sgla. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.