M4.9 earthquake 134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 10:59 PM GMT+9 (13:59 UTC), 170 km (105 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-21 13:59:52 UTC
- Depth
- 169.6 km (105.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.928° N, 128.185° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 200 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.2167 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9324 days ago · 235 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9323 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1161 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9320 days ago · 206 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9315 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.7166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 146 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa23. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.