M4.9 earthquake 99 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 99 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, May 15, 2002, 7:21 AM GMT+9 (22:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-14 22:21:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.638° N, 127.087° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.569 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8902 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.1161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8899 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.986 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8894 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4102 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8880 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.8171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8878 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6172 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8878 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.5Molucca Sea · 8877 days ago · 150 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.577 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8850 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4b2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.