Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 5:03 AM GMT+9 (20:03 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 116 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 20:03:27 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.918° N, 128.733° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6135 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 271 days ago · 241 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.5117 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 271 days ago · 233 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.377 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 262 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 259 days ago · 244 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.1206 km W of Tobi Village, Palau · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1141 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 245 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3134 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 237 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.194 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 233 days ago · 255 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.4122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 229 days ago · 233 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.1124 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 226 days ago · 229 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.8116 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 214 days ago · 143 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.5173 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.3133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 302 days ago · 223 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rm5c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.