October 19, 2001 Earthquake: Banda Sea, Indonesia

Name: October 19, 2001 Earthquake: Banda Sea, Indonesia
Start: 2001-10-19
Location: Banda Sea, Indonesia

October 19, 2001 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia on October 19, 2001 at 03:28:44 UTC, 33 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: October 19, 2001
Time: 03:28:44 UTC
Place: Banda Sea, Indonesia
Magnitude: 7.5 (Mw)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 4.102° S, 123.907° E
Country: Indonesia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Felt (IV) at Kendari and Raha, Indonesia. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

April 24, 2011, Kendari, Sulawesi, IndonesiaM6.1 · 137 km

Significant earthquakes of 2001 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2001 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5610.