Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 76 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 76 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 5, 2001, 11:13 AM GMT+9 (02:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-05 02:13:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.049° N, 128.622° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
48

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5119 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9146 days ago · 200 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.810 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.734 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9138 days ago · 129 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.890 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9137 days ago · 200 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4115 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9133 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.8109 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9121 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2115 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9119 days ago · 200 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5Halmahera, Indonesia · 9102 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.8147 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9102 days ago · 200 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.5128 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9163 days ago · 225 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.241 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9177 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.9102 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9184 days ago · 200 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.174 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9187 days ago · 240 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000annq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.