M4.7 earthquake 239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 12:48 PM GMT+8 (04:48 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-09 04:48:36 UTC
- Depth
- 67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.420° N, 126.666° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8750 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8726 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2203 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8718 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6238 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7205 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8699 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be39. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.