M4.4 earthquake Molucca Sea

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 9:58 AM GMT+9 (00:58 UTC), 72 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bgr9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.