M4.9 earthquake 101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 21, 2001, 5:18 AM GMT+9 (20:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-20 20:18:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.550° N, 128.407° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1161 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9320 days ago · 206 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.829 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9316 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9315 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 146 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.6173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.2167 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9324 days ago · 235 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9335 days ago · 200 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.784 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 170 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000absj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.