M4.5 earthquake 198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 23, 2001, 4:51 AM GMT+8 (20:51 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-22 20:51:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.155° N, 126.931° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.1141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9087 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arf2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.