M5.0 earthquake 41 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 41 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 5:14 AM GMT+9 (20:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 78 km NNE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-11 20:14:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.670° N, 128.381° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 92
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.482 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 242 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 216 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.394 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 22 days ago · 232 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.678 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 days ago · 162 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tk1y. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.