M4.1 earthquake 245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 6:42 PM GMT+9 (09:42 UTC), 126 km (79 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-14 09:42:57 UTC
- Depth
- 126.4 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.942° N, 127.874° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6265 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 51 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.1180 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 29 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 4.9224 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4232 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1224 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 60 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2243 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 61 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tlw4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.