M4.8 earthquake 33 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 6, 2001, 1:54 PM GMT+9 (04:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 86 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2001-02-06 04:54:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.496° N, 127.814° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.469 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.764 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9358 days ago · 163 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.148 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.829 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 4.741 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.723 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.819 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.219 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9370 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.670 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9393 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a953. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.