Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 8, 2001, 12:48 PM GMT+9 (03:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 80 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-04-08 03:48:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.613° N, 126.722° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.7131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9284 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.8133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9278 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9264 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 5.180 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9246 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.8130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9311 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9316 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9329 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9329 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acsd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.