M4.1 earthquake 147 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 147 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 11:19 AM GMT+9 (02:19 UTC), 122 km (76 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-31 02:19:36 UTC
- Depth
- 121.9 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.056° N, 128.133° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1dn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.