M4.3 earthquake 219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 7, 2002, 10:36 PM GMT+8 (14:36 UTC), 142 km (88 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-07 14:36:43 UTC
- Depth
- 141.6 km (88.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.913° N, 126.421° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.0229 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.9155 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8951 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 4.7223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9001 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.7224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9001 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5245 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9027 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.7225 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9028 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9029 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axz8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.