M5.2 earthquake 41 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 16, 2001, 5:52 PM GMT+9 (08:52 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-16 08:52:46 UTC
- Depth
- 131.9 km (82.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.969° N, 128.299° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 225 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.976 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5119 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9149 days ago · 200 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.810 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9147 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.734 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9141 days ago · 129 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.890 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9139 days ago · 200 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4115 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9135 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.8109 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9124 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.2115 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9121 days ago · 200 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amje. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.