M4.6 earthquake 165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 165 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 7:03 PM GMT+9 (10:03 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km N 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
- 2002-11-03 10:03:03 UTC
- Depth
- 150.1 km (93.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.222° N, 128.015° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8706 days ago · 230 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.899 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8677 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfze. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.