M4.5 earthquake 226 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 226 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 5:17 AM GMT+8 (21:17 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-14 21:17:25 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.140° N, 126.536° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.3 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ticf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.