Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 33 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 20, 2026, 4:32 AM GMT+9 (19:32 UTC), 139 km (86 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-19 19:32:57 UTC
Depth
139.1 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.920° N, 128.247° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.675 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 125 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.338 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 120 days ago · 241 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.1104 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 113 days ago · 276 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.749 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 164 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.872 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.6112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 101 days ago · 227 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.481 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 226 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 6.261 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.651 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 160 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.756 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 91 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.868 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 90 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.766 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 86 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.282 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 84 days ago · 241 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.861 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 80 days ago · 171 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.356 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 78 days ago · 139 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.496 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.340 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 149 days ago · 127 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.492 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 156 days ago · 200 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3122 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sytr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.