M4.7 earthquake 214 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 214 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 6:27 PM GMT+9 (09:27 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-10 09:27:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.670° N, 128.089° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8784 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8744 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7256 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8741 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8733 days ago · 150 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbwr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.