M4.1 earthquake 157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 3, 2001, 7:33 PM GMT+9 (10:33 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-03 10:33:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.662° N, 126.942° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9186 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.4161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.4169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.4149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9185 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9183 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.2162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9177 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.4133 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9134 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aksf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.