Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 2:56 AM GMT+8 (18:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-09-24 18:56:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.197° N, 126.459° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.7239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8757 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 5.3227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8750 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8726 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.8155 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8725 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.7199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8719 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2203 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8718 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd1d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.