M3.9 earthquake 96 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 5:19 AM GMT+8 (21:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 86 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-24 21:19:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.331° S, 122.179° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd1q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.