M4.0 earthquake 135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 135 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 19, 2001, 1:02 AM GMT+9 (16:02 UTC), 200 km (124 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-18 16:02:00 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.724° N, 128.714° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9048 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.7129 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9048 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.395 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9031 days ago · 200 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3118 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9027 days ago · 250 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.786 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9022 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9002 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.0108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8998 days ago · 200 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auuv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.