M4.5 earthquake 101 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 19, 2002, 2:33 PM GMT+9 (05:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 81 km SW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-19 05:33:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.148° N, 126.731° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcmq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.