Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 28, 2001, 8:47 AM GMT+9 (23:47 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-08-27 23:47:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.981° N, 126.499° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.8138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 5.0141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9158 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.8139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.7101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9156 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9151 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9150 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9122 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9115 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.861 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.690 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 5.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 6.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.7105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.4118 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.3Molucca Sea · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 5.1120 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 5.2121 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.9138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.5132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an5w. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.