Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 72 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 11:49 PM GMT+9 (14:49 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-17 14:49:26 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.802° N, 127.365° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 157 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.5101 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.496 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 147 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 135 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.533 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 133 days ago · 139 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.875 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 141 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.2136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 121 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.475 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 169 days ago · 137 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.278 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.597 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.271 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 163 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.5112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 178 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.081 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.128 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 180 days ago · 155 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.078 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.364 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 181 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.4147 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 184 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.291 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 185 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.6142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 191 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.256 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sslx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.