M4.2 earthquake 160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 160 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 3:30 AM GMT+9 (18:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 146 km NW 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-07 18:30:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.385° N, 126.722° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.8Molucca Sea · 8728 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8718 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 5.3149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8766 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8771 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be05. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.