M4.4 earthquake 149 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 149 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 6, 2001, 12:19 AM GMT+8 (16:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 140 km WNW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-05 16:19:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.497° N, 126.070° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9093 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.685 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9087 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9048 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9038 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000as9u. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.