Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 1, 2001, 3:01 PM GMT+9 (06:01 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-04-01 06:01:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.261° N, 126.774° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9310 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.5199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.3196 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.5194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9296 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.698 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9291 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.5133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9264 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9318 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4195 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9322 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.0127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.9112 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.2115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acbr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.