M4.8 earthquake 176 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 176 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 16, 2002, 10:00 PM GMT+9 (13:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-16 13:00:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.321° N, 127.975° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9001 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7150 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8982 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awkq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.