Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 101 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 17, 2001, 4:09 PM GMT+8 (08:09 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-09-17 08:09:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.467° N, 125.287° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.399 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 9144 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.182 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9128 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.4137 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9125 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.1176 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 9124 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3179 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 9124 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1180 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 9123 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.3181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 9123 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.8178 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9123 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 6.0129 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9118 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4149 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9095 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.6134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9094 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.685 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9088 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.4173 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9152 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.2113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9153 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.8141 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9157 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3105 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9159 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4118 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9166 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apba. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.