M4.6 earthquake 141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 141 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 28, 2002, 3:06 PM GMT+9 (06:06 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-28 06:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.780° N, 128.736° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8734 days ago · 150 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.299 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9128 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8707 days ago · 230 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.2181 km W of Tobi Village, Palau · 8687 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.6145 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8745 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3159 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8754 days ago · 200 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5161 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfgw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.