M4.2 earthquake 119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 6:20 PM GMT+9 (09:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-17 09:20:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.823° N, 126.311° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8940 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.0138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8925 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8924 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.3141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8924 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8911 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0gq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.