Indonesia earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 12:42 PM GMT+9 (03:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 12:42 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2002-12-19 03:42:45 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.911° N, 126.273° 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: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 51°, dip 39°, rake 123°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 191°, dip 58°, rake 66°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 110

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkyp (also filed as gcmtb121902a, gcmt20021219034245, iscgem6260582). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.