Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 3, 2001, 4:39 PM GMT+9 (07:39 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-03 07:39:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.990° N, 126.228° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9119 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9111 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9110 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.861 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.690 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9103 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.4149 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9096 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.6134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9095 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9088 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9135 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9147 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9154 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9158 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aq61. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.