M4.2 earthquake 243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 9:22 PM GMT+9 (12:22 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-05 12:22:34 UTC
- Depth
- 69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.928° N, 127.929° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1224 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 56 days ago · 84 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.4232 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.1245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 126 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1180 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 25 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tjpb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.