Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 84 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 27, 2001, 11:30 AM GMT+9 (02:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-08-27 02:30:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.191° N, 126.735° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.1100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.8138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.0141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.7101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9156 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9152 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9122 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9116 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.3163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9111 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.861 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 6.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.7105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3Molucca Sea · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 5.1120 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 5.2121 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.9138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.5132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an4b. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.