LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
94 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 94 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on 07 Sept 2026, 13:33 UTC. The hypocentre was 232.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 9 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 232.1 km
- Latitude
- 2.34°N
- Time
- 13:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.3
intermediate
128.60°E longitude
07 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.3
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 43 tonnes of TNT.
232.1 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
9 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep