M5.5 earthquake 56 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 13, 2002, 11:36 PM GMT+8 (15:36 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mwb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-13 15:36:02 UTC
- Depth
- 54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.096° N, 125.379° 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 228°, dip 23°, rake 108°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 28°, dip 68°, rake 82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 204
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.157 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8935 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8933 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8925 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8913 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.8136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8910 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2b7 (also filed as gcmtb041302b, gcmt20020413153602, iscgem2969593). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.