Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 18, 2001, 12:54 PM GMT+9 (03:54 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-18 03:54:06 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.224° N, 126.616° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.6133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 6.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.8136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.9141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 5.3140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.6123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.3125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.8119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.3129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.7125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.8179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9347 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.092 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 4.9140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9332 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9324 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9320 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 4.8139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9319 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9313 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9312 days ago · 100 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9307 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 4.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9299 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.5199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9299 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 4.6199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9299 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 4.5194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9298 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.4224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9363 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.990 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9367 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.095 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9372 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9375 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9380 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.2135 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9383 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 5.5207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9384 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9uu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.