M4.8 earthquake 194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 194 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 25, 2001, 7:56 AM GMT+8 (23:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-24 23:56:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.084° N, 126.895° 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
- 46
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9117 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.5198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9105 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.1141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9088 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apr2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.