M4.4 earthquake 79 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 79 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 6:18 AM GMT+9 (21:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 137 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 21:18:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.385° N, 128.311° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 223 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.2148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 230 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b96r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.