M4.4 earthquake 123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 24, 2001, 5:37 AM GMT+9 (20:37 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 138 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-23 20:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.494° N, 126.521° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9216 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ah4r. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.