M4.5 earthquake 108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 3:51 PM GMT+9 (06:51 UTC), 223 km (139 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-22 06:51:25 UTC
- Depth
- 222.9 km (138.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.500° N, 128.614° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 230 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8753 days ago · 200 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bad6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.