M4.9 earthquake 138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 10, 2001, 3:08 AM GMT+8 (19:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 118 km WNW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-09 19:08:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.256° N, 126.230° 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
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2121 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.1120 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.3Molucca Sea · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4118 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.1100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.0141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9158 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.7101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9156 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9152 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9150 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9122 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am4c. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.