M4.3 earthquake 159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 14, 2002, 9:00 PM GMT+9 (12:00 UTC), 200 km (124 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-14 12:00:06 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.801° N, 128.963° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8740 days ago · 200 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.299 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8707 days ago · 230 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000behh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.