Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 179 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 27, 2001, 4:25 AM GMT+8 (20:25 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-02-26 20:25:18 UTC
Depth
64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.458° N, 126.573° 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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Depth from
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Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8200 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9321 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9311 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.5199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.6199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.5194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9295 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.7149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 5.4138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9345 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.4125 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.7164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9360 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9373 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaf5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.