M4.2 earthquake 167 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 167 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 19, 2001, 5:38 PM GMT+9 (08:38 UTC), 235 km (146 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-19 08:38:02 UTC
- Depth
- 234.7 km (145.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.983° N, 128.852° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9325 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1161 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9323 days ago · 206 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.6127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9317 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9312 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9312 days ago · 146 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9283 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abqq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.