M4.5 earthquake 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, May 21, 2001, 2:02 AM GMT+9 (17:02 UTC), 227 km (141 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-20 17:02:29 UTC
- Depth
- 227.2 km (141.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.735° N, 128.474° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1157 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9231 days ago · 213 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.396 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9206 days ago · 232 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af8m. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.