M4.6 earthquake 212 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 212 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 11:49 AM GMT+8 (03:49 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-02 03:49:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.267° N, 126.862° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.3220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 162 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 154 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 154 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 127 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000slx9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.