M4.4 earthquake 88 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 88 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 8:09 PM GMT+9 (11:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 83 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-23 11:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.789° N, 127.215° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0138 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8672 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.773 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8665 days ago · 109 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.083 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8657 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.393 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8641 days ago · 100 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8622 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm8f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.