M4.2 earthquake 148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 148 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 31, 2002, 11:14 PM GMT+9 (14:14 UTC), 230 km (143 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-31 14:14:51 UTC
- Depth
- 229.5 km (142.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.716° N, 128.914° 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
- 14
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8753 days ago · 200 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8739 days ago · 200 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 4.5108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 223 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.479 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8826 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8826 days ago · 232 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.577 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb03. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.