M4.3 earthquake 147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 2, 2002, 12:23 AM GMT+8 (16:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 135 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-01 16:23:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.346° N, 125.837° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 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 · 80 km away
- 4.7135 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8782 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8767 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7212 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8749 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8744 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb2d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.