M4.7 earthquake 135 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 135 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 23, 2001, 3:07 PM GMT+9 (06:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 163 km WNW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-23 06:07:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.429° N, 127.008° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9044 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9043 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8141 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9040 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.773 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9032 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9030 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.7223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9002 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9002 days ago · 142 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.8117 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 162 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av3g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.