M4.7 earthquake 128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:12 AM GMT+8 (16:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 133 km WNW of Ternate, 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
- 2002-07-10 16:12:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.949° N, 126.013° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.4Molucca Sea · 8841 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.3133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.1132 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8819 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8817 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6115 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8816 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.878 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8806 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8797 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7w2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.