M4.6 earthquake 173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 173 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 2, 2001, 11:39 AM GMT+9 (02:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 157 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-02 02:39:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.289° N, 128.173° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0244 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9281 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6229 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9275 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9264 days ago · 227 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7174 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9249 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.9136 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9242 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1157 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9233 days ago · 213 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6164 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9224 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ae9z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.