M4.3 earthquake 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 19, 2001, 2:31 AM GMT+9 (17:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-18 17:31:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.043° N, 126.574° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.2122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9100 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.1141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9087 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2124 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9085 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9080 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar6m. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.