M4.5 earthquake 55 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 27, 2002, 6:52 PM GMT+9 (09:52 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 102 km SW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-27 09:52:37 UTC
- Depth
- 138.5 km (86.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.265° N, 127.384° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 28
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b15u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.