Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 3, 2001, 4:35 AM GMT+9 (19:35 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-08-02 19:35:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.766° N, 127.000° 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.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.1157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.9164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.8164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.8165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.4161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9187 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.4169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9187 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.4149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.2162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.4240 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.4133 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.8194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9136 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akrc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.