M4.5 earthquake 148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Nov 9, 2002, 12:58 AM GMT+9 (15:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 146 km NW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-08 15:58:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.710° N, 127.096° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8722 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8722 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8719 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.899 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8677 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.0138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8672 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bh33. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.