Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 2, 2001, 7:19 PM GMT+9 (10:19 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-09-02 10:19:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.345° N, 126.215° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9151 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4173 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9150 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9123 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9116 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.690 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 5.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 6.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.7105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.4118 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 5.0113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.3Molucca Sea · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 5.1120 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ang1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.