M4.7 earthquake 176 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 176 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 6:53 PM GMT+8 (10:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-12 10:53:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.246° S, 124.474° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2131 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5168 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8828 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.598 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8816 days ago · 150 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2149 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7zd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.