M4.1 earthquake 161 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 161 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 23, 2001, 11:49 AM GMT+9 (02:49 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 127 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-23 02:49:40 UTC
- Depth
- 205.8 km (127.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.839° N, 128.953° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9315 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 146 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.6173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9262 days ago · 227 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.9101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9323 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2167 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9324 days ago · 235 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.1105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9336 days ago · 200 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9134 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 170 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abwf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.