M4.8 earthquake 153 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 153 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, May 25, 2001, 1:27 PM GMT+9 (04:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 111 km SSE of Tondano, 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
- 2001-05-25 04:27:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.229° N, 126.119° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9233 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4169 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9232 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.1111 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9225 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1101 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9219 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9216 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.8101 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.1115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.4113 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9279 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 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 usp000afgh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.