Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 3, 2001, 5:30 AM GMT+9 (20:30 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-09-02 20:30:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.169° N, 126.558° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9152 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9151 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9122 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9116 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.3163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9111 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.861 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 5.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9100 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.8139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.0141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.8138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.1100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 5.1114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 6.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.7105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anh2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.