M5.9 earthquake 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Dec 2, 2002, 10:42 PM GMT+9 (13:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-02 13:42:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.511° N, 126.392° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 55°, dip 16°, rake -71°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 215°, dip 75°, rake -95°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 143
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6109 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.6124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8686 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.488 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8128 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8668 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8661 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.083 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8658 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjyc (also filed as gcmtb120202d, gcmt20021202134210, iscgem6251148). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.