Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 25, 2001, 1:15 AM GMT+9 (16:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-24 16:15:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.557° N, 126.459° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.8136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.9141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.0127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.4106 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.4129 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9330 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9318 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9311 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 4.8130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 7.1137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.9130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.7164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa94. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.