M4.6 earthquake 182 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 182 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 3, 2001, 9:55 AM GMT+9 (00:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 246 km NNW 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
- 2001-06-03 00:55:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.152° N, 127.178° 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
- 14
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7174 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9248 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.2240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9245 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6202 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9243 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.0246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9242 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.5182 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9241 days ago · 100 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.9136 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9241 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0198 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9241 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.7206 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9229 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6164 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9223 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.9221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9204 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afyc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.