M4.4 earthquake 69 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 8, 2001, 2:56 AM GMT+9 (17:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 41 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-07 17:56:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.903° N, 127.406° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.241 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9178 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aj5q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.