M4.7 earthquake 223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 7, 2002, 12:15 PM GMT+8 (04:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 229 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), 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
- 2002-02-07 04:15:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.014° N, 126.457° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 142 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.2206 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8984 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.3224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.0229 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8954 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.9155 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8950 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 5.7224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9000 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5245 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9027 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.7225 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9027 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9028 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axyg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.