M4.3 earthquake 238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 238 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 25, 2001, 6:08 PM GMT+8 (10:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 185 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-25 10:08:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.485° N, 126.761° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.5198 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9107 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2181 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9113 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9117 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000armc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.