M4.5 earthquake 168 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 168 km S of Tondano, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 6:19 AM GMT+8 (22:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 158 km S 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-30 22:19:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.210° S, 125.031° 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
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2149 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8158 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8780 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5163 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b91v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.