M4.1 earthquake 127 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 127 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 11:12 AM GMT+9 (02:12 UTC), 261 km (162 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-21 02:12:27 UTC
- Depth
- 261.3 km (162.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.633° N, 128.724° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 34 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.482 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 242 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 27 days ago · 216 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.394 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 23 days ago · 232 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20 days ago · 242 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.678 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 16 days ago · 162 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcaa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.