M4.8 earthquake 29 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 27, 2001, 7:17 PM GMT+9 (10:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-27 10:17:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.942° N, 128.174° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6127 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9315 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 146 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9261 days ago · 227 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.9101 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9322 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.1105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9335 days ago · 200 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.784 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9341 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.148 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.286 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9346 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ac39. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.