M4.4 earthquake 195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 21, 2001, 11:06 PM GMT+8 (15:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 196 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-21 15:06:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.013° N, 126.805° 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
- 15
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
- 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9312 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9297 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.5199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9297 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9297 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9297 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.5194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abtw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.