M5.1 earthquake 59 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 8, 2002, 1:13 PM GMT+9 (04:13 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-08 04:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 114.1 km (70.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.605° N, 127.492° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 330°, dip 36°, rake -15°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 72°, dip 82°, rake -125°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.389 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8800 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8765 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9gp (also filed as gcmt20020808041336, iscgem3249130). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.