M4.4 earthquake Molucca Sea
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Fri, Dec 1, 2000, 6:38 AM GMT+9 (21:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-30 21:38:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.887° N, 126.540° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4119 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9432 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.6148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9428 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.777 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9405 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9405 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.670 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9394 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.6188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9385 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9383 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9379 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a59u. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.