M4.4 earthquake 112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 30, 2002, 11:46 PM GMT+9 (14:46 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-30 14:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.402° N, 127.254° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.2160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8Molucca Sea · 8728 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8726 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.773 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8723 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8718 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdh1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.