M4.8 earthquake 138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 6:10 PM GMT+9 (09:10 UTC), 232 km (144 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 09:10:20 UTC
- Depth
- 232.1 km (144.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.809° N, 128.635° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8808 days ago · 223 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.2148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8798 days ago · 230 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8785 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8770 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 usp000b95s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.