M4.9 earthquake 146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 146 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 17, 2002, 6:14 PM GMT+9 (09:14 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-17 09:14:05 UTC
- Depth
- 62.8 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.591° N, 127.010° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.7166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.488 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.0138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8672 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 4.7203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.2198 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8721 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5148 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8Molucca Sea · 8728 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8729 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhvc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.