Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 6, 2026, 5:27 AM GMT+9 (20:27 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 61 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-05 20:27:48 UTC
Depth
126.7 km (78.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.966° N, 128.284° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
82

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.496 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.533 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 136 days ago · 139 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.675 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 126 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.338 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 241 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.1104 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 113 days ago · 276 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.749 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 164 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.6112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 101 days ago · 227 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.5134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 100 days ago · 246 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.481 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 226 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 6.261 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  11. 4.651 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 160 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.756 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.492 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 157 days ago · 200 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3122 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.670 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 175 days ago · 155 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000svf6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.