M4.8 earthquake 125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 31, 2001, 7:57 AM GMT+9 (22:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-30 22:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.994° N, 126.275° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.889 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9018 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5126 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7132 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8989 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8134 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8986 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avju. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.