M4.5 earthquake 268 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 268 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 5:57 AM GMT+9 (20:57 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 232 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-15 20:57:47 UTC
- Depth
- 72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.152° N, 128.195° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 28
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2fk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.