Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 87 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 87 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 14, 2003, 6:47 PM GMT+8 (10:47 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 110 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-14 10:47:50 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
0.430° S, 123.383° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bzup. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.775 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8512 days ago · 178 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.657 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8496 days ago · 126 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.857 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8485 days ago · 134 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.480 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 5.5110 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8474 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.3101 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8474 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.554 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8462 days ago · 150 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.065 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8459 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.456 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 5.1100 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8513 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4103 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 8518 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.463 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8533 days ago · 185 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.6140 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8534 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 5.5106 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8534 days ago · 156 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.