M4.6 earthquake 115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 11, 2002, 1:36 PM GMT+9 (04:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-11 04:36:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.330° N, 126.450° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.3147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.7135 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8783 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5101 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8777 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8767 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 4.8131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0183 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8828 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.3133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9ph. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.