Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 27, 2001, 7:23 AM GMT+8 (23:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-26 23:23:36 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.483° N, 126.358° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9329 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9329 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9316 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9311 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.8130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 64 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.4129 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4106 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.0127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away

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