M4.4 earthquake 177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 22, 2002, 5:31 PM GMT+8 (09:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 212 km SW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-22 09:31:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.149° S, 125.588° 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
- 16
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7212 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8749 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8745 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3167 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 4.5163 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8158 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8779 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2149 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3147 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcvg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.