M4.4 earthquake 45 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 22, 2003, 8:48 AM GMT+9 (23:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km W of Tobelo, 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
- 2003-08-21 23:48:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.050° N, 127.823° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.725 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.875 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8419 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.158 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8410 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.888 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.870 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8402 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 4.860 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.273 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.785 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.866 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8451 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.464 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.556 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.066 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8452 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.574 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5ju. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.