M4.8 earthquake 136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Wed, May 8, 2002, 7:43 PM GMT+8 (11:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-08 11:43:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.695° N, 125.978° 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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.2112 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8916 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.3141 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2123 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.0138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.0118 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8936 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.069 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.157 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8938 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.556 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8939 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8943 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3yj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.