M4.7 earthquake 166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 166 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 2, 2001, 7:48 PM GMT+9 (10:48 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 244 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-02 10:48:56 UTC
- Depth
- 118.2 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.234° N, 128.102° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3112 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9311 days ago · 146 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.6173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.0244 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9280 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6229 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9274 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9263 days ago · 227 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acec. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.