M4.8 earthquake 10 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 4:28 AM GMT+9 (19:28 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-18 19:28:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.637° N, 127.998° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.734 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9136 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.890 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9134 days ago · 200 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.039 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9115 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.641 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9115 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.5Halmahera, Indonesia · 9099 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ape7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.