M4.6 earthquake 98 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 21, 2001, 8:39 AM GMT+9 (23:39 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 80 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-20 23:39:38 UTC
- Depth
- 108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.805° N, 127.127° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6155 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9284 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5133 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9268 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.180 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9250 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
Before
- 4.4117 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9308 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9313 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.6149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9314 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.9163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9321 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adq5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.