Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 11, 2001, 9:31 AM GMT+8 (01:31 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 192 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-11 01:31:30 UTC
Depth
82.2 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
2.994° N, 126.430° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9355 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.8179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9323 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.1192 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9320 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.1190 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9313 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.8227 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9378 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.9220 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9382 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9383 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.6188 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9385 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.1230 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9389 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9en. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.