M4.5 earthquake 133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 18, 2001, 11:28 AM GMT+9 (02:28 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-18 02:28:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.549° N, 126.449° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.180 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9247 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.9141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9233 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.779 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9227 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9227 days ago · 100 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.7124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9215 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 4.8133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9278 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7131 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9284 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af3s. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.