M5.2 earthquake 68 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 28, 2002, 9:50 AM GMT+9 (00:50 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 106 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
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-28 00:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 125.9 km (78.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.296° N, 128.267° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 19°, dip 19°, rake 179°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 110°, dip 90°, rake 71°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1147 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8949 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.6106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8910 days ago · 173 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b17k (also filed as gcmtb032802b, gcmt20020328005019, iscgem2947283). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.