M4.8 earthquake 133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 4, 2001, 3:29 PM GMT+8 (07:29 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 79 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), 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
- 2001-05-04 07:29:21 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.280° N, 126.287° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9266 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.9141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9235 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.779 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9230 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9229 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 5.1115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.4113 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.8126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9282 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9286 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aedp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.