Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 64 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 64 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 14, 2001, 8:38 PM GMT+9 (11:38 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 86 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-14 11:38:25 UTC
Depth
163.1 km (101.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.735° N, 127.434° 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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Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.148 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9343 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.829 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9318 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9313 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9366 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.469 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.833 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.741 km SSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.985 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.723 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.819 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.219 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9371 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9379 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9383 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9mm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.