M4.9 earthquake 102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 13, 2003, 11:05 AM GMT+9 (02:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 83 km NNW 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-13 02:05:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.044° N, 126.500° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.083 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8658 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.9113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8649 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8622 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8618 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnfk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.