M5.3 earthquake 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 2:32 AM GMT+9 (17:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-07 17:32:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.393° N, 126.837° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 193°, dip 30°, rake 58°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 49°, dip 65°, rake 107°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 92
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8759 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8759 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8Molucca Sea · 8728 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8718 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be00 (also filed as gcmtb100702c, gcmt20021007173219, iscgem3483591). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.