Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 19, 2001, 12:15 AM GMT+9 (15:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-18 15:15:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.253° N, 126.302° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 7.1137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.6133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 6.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.8136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.9141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.0127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.4106 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.4129 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9318 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 4.8130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9381 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9w4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.