M4.5 earthquake 142 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 6:07 PM GMT+9 (09:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 86 km ENE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-18 09:07:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.917° N, 129.277° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.786 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9020 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.0108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8996 days ago · 200 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000autx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC.