M4.9 earthquake 141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 141 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jun 18, 2001, 10:51 AM GMT+8 (02:51 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-18 02:51:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.768° N, 126.113° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.779 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9228 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9227 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1111 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9225 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9216 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8158 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.9138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agvc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.