M4.5 earthquake 125 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 125 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 4:13 PM GMT+8 (08:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 56 km ESE of Tondano, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-20 08:13:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.220° N, 125.242° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.556 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8916 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0pj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.