Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 24, 2001, 9:50 PM GMT+9 (12:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-24 12:50:06 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.122° N, 126.686° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9377 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9374 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.764 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9361 days ago · 163 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.7164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9357 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.6133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 6.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.8136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.9141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 4.8179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9343 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9343 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9334 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 4.3136 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9334 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9326 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9385 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9386 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.6188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9388 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.670 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9397 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9408 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.777 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9408 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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