M4.5 earthquake 161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 2:14 AM GMT+9 (17:14 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-28 17:14:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.129° N, 128.417° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8753 days ago · 200 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8744 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7256 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8741 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8739 days ago · 200 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8733 days ago · 150 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.299 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdbn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.