M4.6 earthquake 137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 137 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Nov 30, 2002, 11:54 AM GMT+9 (02:54 UTC), 230 km (143 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 123 km NNE 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
- 2002-11-30 02:54:39 UTC
- Depth
- 230.1 km (143.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.730° N, 128.735° 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
- 14
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2181 km W of Tobi Village, Palau · 8686 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.770 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8678 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.899 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8677 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8668 days ago · 227 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.1123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8654 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjrg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.