M4.7 earthquake 219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 10:54 AM GMT+8 (02:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 236 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-31 02:54:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.263° N, 126.760° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2181 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6218 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8808 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.2245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8772 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b92a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.