Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 70 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 70 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 10, 2001, 5:55 AM GMT+9 (20:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 19 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-01-09 20:55:25 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.647° N, 127.385° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9381 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9378 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 5.219 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.819 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.723 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.741 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.833 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.469 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9365 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.764 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9357 days ago · 163 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.148 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.777 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9404 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7db. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.