M4.6 earthquake 134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 6, 2001, 10:44 AM GMT+8 (02:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-11-06 02:44:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.740° N, 125.987° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.685 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9091 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.8140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9053 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 9043 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000asap. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.