M5.2 earthquake 112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, May 6, 2002, 10:42 AM GMT+8 (02:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-06 02:42:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.863° N, 125.827° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.14 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 170°, dip 34°, rake 24°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 60°, dip 77°, rake 122°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 72
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.3141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.2123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.0138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.556 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8943 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3u5 (also filed as gcmtb050602a, gcmt20020506024207, iscgem3031104). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.