Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 29, 2001, 2:10 PM GMT+8 (06:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-01-29 06:10:36 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.968° N, 126.705° 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

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Depth from
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9360 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.7164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9321 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9376 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9377 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.9220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9380 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9381 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.6188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9383 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.1230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9387 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8md. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.