M5.0 earthquake 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 7, 2002, 3:29 PM GMT+9 (06:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 68 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-07 06:29:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.099° N, 128.301° 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
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8996 days ago · 200 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7150 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8981 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7200 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8959 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.268 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8952 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.1147 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8949 days ago · 122 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axys. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.