M4.2 earthquake 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 10:41 PM GMT+9 (13:41 UTC), 242 km (150 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-10 13:41:18 UTC
- Depth
- 242.1 km (150.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.705° N, 128.530° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.8 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.394 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 22 days ago · 232 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.4106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 216 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.482 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 30 days ago · 242 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.429 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 32 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1127 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 39 days ago · 261 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thvr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.