QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000b4yy
USGS usp000b4yy
26 May 2002, 01:10
86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 109 km depth.
Published location
Where is 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
1.832000, 127.238000
Open the interactive map ↗Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
Need a current safety answer?
Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.
Continue exploring
Nearby events with a similar magnitude
Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b4yy
Coordinates
1.832, 127.238
Network
us
Significance
536