Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 24, 2002, 2:11 AM GMT+8 (18:11 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2002-04-23 18:11:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.242° N, 126.219° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
51

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8924 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8924 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.8136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8910 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.569 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8901 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 5.1161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8898 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8879 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.5Molucca Sea · 8876 days ago · 150 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.157 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.556 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8940 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.0116 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8949 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b30m. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.