M4.2 earthquake 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 25, 2002, 2:51 PM GMT+9 (05:51 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
- 2002-04-25 05:51:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.883° N, 126.282° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8924 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8911 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.569 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8901 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5Molucca Sea · 8876 days ago · 150 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 5.0138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8925 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8940 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b34s. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.