M4.8 earthquake 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Aug 21, 2002, 8:48 PM GMT+9 (11:48 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-21 11:48:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.087° N, 126.747° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.389 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8800 days ago · 138 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8785 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.7135 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8782 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8767 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.4103 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8816 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.1132 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000babd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.