M4.8 earthquake 99 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 99 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 4:46 PM GMT+9 (07:46 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-29 07:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.630° N, 127.949° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7112 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8667 days ago · 227 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.2161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8657 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1123 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8653 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.754 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8643 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmn8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.