Indonesia earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Molucca Sea

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Mon, Mar 5, 2001, 7:28 AM GMT+9 (22:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2001-03-04 22:28:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.352° N, 126.452° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9318 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.8130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9305 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9292 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.7131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9285 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 5.1115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9343 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.4129 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaxc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.