M4.4 earthquake 171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 28, 2001, 1:51 AM GMT+9 (16:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-27 16:51:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.167° N, 126.527° 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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8141 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9038 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.3187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9028 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.889 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9019 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.7224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 142 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5126 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8999 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8117 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8998 days ago · 162 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avcj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.