Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 10, 2002, 6:09 PM GMT+8 (10:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-08-10 10:09:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.998° N, 126.220° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8816 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.4103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.878 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.4134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.7135 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8782 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8767 days ago · 100 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 5.1132 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.3133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.4Molucca Sea · 8841 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9n2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.