M4.2 earthquake 115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 10:33 AM GMT+9 (01:33 UTC), 100 km (62 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-29 01:33:40 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.911° N, 126.356° 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
- 12
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8745 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.981 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8741 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2109 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8711 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5101 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8777 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7135 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8783 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.3148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdcr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.