Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 4, 2001, 11:45 AM GMT+9 (02:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-04 02:45:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.692° N, 126.876° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.4169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.4153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.4149 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9188 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.2150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9187 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.2162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9181 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.4240 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9167 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4133 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.8194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9138 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.8164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.9164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9190 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.8167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.8160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aktc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.