Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 4, 2001, 7:56 AM GMT+8 (23:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-09-03 23:56:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.816° N, 126.087° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9154 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9153 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.348 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9146 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.7101 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.9121 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.9138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9135 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.182 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9129 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.7130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9128 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9125 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.690 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9106 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.6129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9158 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.5102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9158 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.7101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.8139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.3127 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.0141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9161 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.8138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9161 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.9101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.1100 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 5.1119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.0116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.293 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9165 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.3109 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.284 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 5.0114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.098 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 5.1110 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ankk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.