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M4.6 earthquake 202 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 202 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 9, 2001, 9:17 PM GMT+8 (13:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-09 13:17:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.317° N, 127.098° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0246 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9246 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.5182 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9245 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.9136 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9245 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 5.0198 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9245 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.7206 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9232 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.6164 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9227 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.9221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9208 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.8160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9192 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.8167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9192 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.1157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9192 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.9164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.8164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.8165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 5.4169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.4149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.2240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9249 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.7174 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9252 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.6182 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9253 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.8197 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9261 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.7204 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9261 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.7202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9261 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.6Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 9261 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.5241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9265 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000agaq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.