M4.8 earthquake 140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 21, 2001, 12:32 AM GMT+8 (16:32 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2001-12-20 16:32:48 UTC
- Depth
- 35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.317° N, 126.238° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9041 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9037 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8141 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9037 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.889 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9018 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5126 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7132 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8989 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auyu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.