M4.6 earthquake 172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jun 11, 2002, 11:26 AM GMT+9 (02:26 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 132 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-11 02:26:09 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.186° N, 126.525° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.7126 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.1132 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8820 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2181 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 4.8171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8877 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.4102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8879 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.986 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8893 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.1161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8898 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.999 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8904 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5y4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.