M4.6 earthquake 145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 23, 2002, 4:44 PM GMT+9 (07:44 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Molucca Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-23 07:44:10 UTC
- Depth
- 83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.044° N, 127.966° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8739 days ago · 200 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.6165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8733 days ago · 150 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8706 days ago · 230 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf2b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.