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M4.9 earthquake 117 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 10, 2001, 5:14 PM GMT+8 (09:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-10 09:14:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.775° N, 125.824° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.9 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7157 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9363 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.063 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9359 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.9130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9356 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 7.1137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.6142 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0127 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.8134 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4106 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9350 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.4129 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.7136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 5.4124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 5.1130 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.6136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.8137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9348 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.7141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9344 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 5.4137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.9Molucca Sea · 9342 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.7132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9340 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.579 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9414 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7eb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.