M4.8 earthquake 101 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 101 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, May 3, 2001, 11:17 PM GMT+9 (14:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-03 14:17:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.363° N, 126.577° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8153 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9257 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9233 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 4.8116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.1115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.4113 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.8126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aecg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.