M4.8 earthquake 61 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 61 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 25, 2001, 3:02 PM GMT+9 (06:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-25 06:02:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.154° N, 126.971° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.690 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9100 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9085 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9080 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9048 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.641 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9113 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.039 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9114 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9126 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9132 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arm0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.