M4.2 earthquake 124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 13, 2001, 9:34 AM GMT+9 (00:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-13 00:34:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.675° N, 126.695° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9080 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9047 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7135 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9045 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.2163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9042 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9040 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9037 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8141 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9037 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.773 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9029 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 4.1141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9087 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9100 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.861 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.3163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9110 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000assf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.