Earthquake Details: 51 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia

8/11/2026, 8:14:18 PM

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred near 51 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia on 8/11/2026 at 8:14:18 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Indonesia North Maluku Tobelo (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth10 km

Significance0

Latitude1.7064

Longitude128.4742

Event IDus6000tk1y

Magnitude5.1

Updated:8/11/2026, 8:29:58 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/12/2026, 5:14:18 AM GMT+9
UTC: 8/11/2026, 8:14:18 PM UTC

10 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.592 km SSW of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/8/2026, 11:12:22 PM M4.696 km S of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/9/2026, 10:04:31 AM M4.668 km SSE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/9/2026, 1:47:06 PM M4.9211 km SE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/9/2026, 9:42:38 PM M5.0206 km SE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBefore8/9/2026, 10:17:27 PM M4.5125 km NNW of Ambon, IndonesiaAfter8/12/2026, 10:15:28 AM M4.7283 km N of Tobelo, IndonesiaAfter8/14/2026, 6:03:54 PM M3.0Molucca SeaAfter8/15/2026, 5:35:42 AM M3.6North Of Halmahera, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 6:03:30 AM M3.2Halmahera, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 8:56:54 AM M3.9Kepulauan Sula, IndonesiaAfter8/15/2026, 12:11:46 PM M3.4Molucca SeaAfter8/15/2026, 5:19:16 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 11, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.