M4.7 earthquake 126 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 126 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 20, 2002, 9:56 PM GMT+9 (12:56 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
- 2002-07-20 12:56:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.823° N, 126.877° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1132 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.159 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.878 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8805 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.389 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8800 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8785 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ey. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.