M4.7 earthquake 70 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 70 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 28, 2002, 5:41 PM GMT+9 (08:41 UTC), 97 km (60 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-28 08:41:49 UTC
- Depth
- 97.1 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.190° N, 128.445° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.899 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8677 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.7112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8667 days ago · 227 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.1123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8653 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.754 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8643 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmk0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.