M3.9 earthquake 102 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 102 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 10, 2001, 12:23 AM GMT+9 (15:23 UTC), 200 km (124 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-09 15:23:53 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.485° N, 128.542° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.241 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9175 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9161 days ago · 225 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.976 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5119 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9143 days ago · 200 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.734 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9136 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.890 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9134 days ago · 200 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4115 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9130 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am3x. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.