M4.2 earthquake 149 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 149 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 7:20 PM GMT+8 (11:20 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-08 11:20:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.009° S, 125.210° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8158 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5163 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.4177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.2169 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8766 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7212 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8749 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8745 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbnf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.