M4.5 earthquake 105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 10:08 AM GMT+9 (01:08 UTC), 239 km (149 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 138 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 01:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 239.4 km (148.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.481° N, 128.599° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.577 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 232 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8826 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8807 days ago · 223 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.2148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 230 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ks. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.