M5.4 earthquake 163 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 163 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 7, 2026, 4:16 PM GMT+9 (07:16 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-07 07:16:29 UTC
- Depth
- 59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.123° N, 127.536° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 1.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 90% |
| 1 to 10 | 9% |
| 10 to 100 | Under 1% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 90% |
| 1 to 10 | 9% |
| 10 to 100 | Under 1% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 45°, dip 86°, rake -129°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 311°, dip 39°, rake -6°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 22°
- Stations used
- 121
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4165 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.1169 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 85 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.9240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 81 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4191 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 57 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1224 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3113 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.1223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 4.4219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 92 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.1155 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 110 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 115 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7191 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 115 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000talg (also filed as usauto6000talg). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.