M4.8 earthquake 137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 137 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 14, 2002, 6:22 AM GMT+9 (21:22 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 99 km NE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-13 21:22:45 UTC
- Depth
- 49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.877° N, 128.494° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8770 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8754 days ago · 200 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8745 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8740 days ago · 200 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8734 days ago · 150 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.299 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc60. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.