M4.3 earthquake 128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 128 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 21, 2002, 11:58 PM GMT+8 (15:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 124 km W 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-21 15:58:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.459° N, 125.710° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3167 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8729 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.6124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.7212 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8769 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3151 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8776 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4177 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8776 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bez9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.