Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 8:25 PM GMT+9 (11:25 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-23 11:25:02 UTC
Depth
94.8 km (58.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.177° N, 126.810° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 189 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 188 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.3135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.0119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.1135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5122 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.0129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.5129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.1128 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.7133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.3114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.7121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.6126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 5.0122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.6126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.3123 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.9133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.4135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.278 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 179 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.9134 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 174 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 173 days ago · 137 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.272 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 170 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 163 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 4.6126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.3220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 161 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.496 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 139 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.2106 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 206 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.597 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 209 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 210 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.2144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.381 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 223 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000siv4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.