M4.2 earthquake 89 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 89 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 15, 2001, 2:06 AM GMT+9 (17:06 UTC), 236 km (146 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-14 17:06:53 UTC
- Depth
- 235.7 km (146.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.192° N, 128.668° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5142 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9051 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.0135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9051 days ago · 200 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.4133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9046 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.7129 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9046 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.395 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9029 days ago · 200 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9025 days ago · 250 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.786 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9020 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.0108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8996 days ago · 200 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aum9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.