M4.3 earthquake Molucca Sea

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Sun, Aug 26, 2001, 12:40 PM GMT+8 (04:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an21. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.