M4.7 earthquake 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 9:32 AM GMT+9 (00:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-16 00:32:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.276° N, 127.237° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7126 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.159 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.389 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8800 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b86h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.