M4.3 earthquake 96 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 96 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 16, 2001, 5:51 AM GMT+9 (20:51 UTC), 232 km (144 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-15 20:51:24 UTC
- Depth
- 232.3 km (144.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.429° N, 128.523° 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
- 21
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.174 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 240 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.9102 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9181 days ago · 200 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.241 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9175 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9161 days ago · 225 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.976 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajkx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.