M4.2 earthquake 245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 8:27 AM GMT+8 (00:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-08 00:27:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.609° N, 126.834° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8771 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8757 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.3227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbkx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.