M4.7 earthquake 73 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 8, 2002, 8:30 AM GMT+9 (23:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 89 km NNW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-07 23:30:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.040° N, 127.429° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.889 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9018 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8117 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8998 days ago · 162 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw1e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.