M4.3 earthquake 173 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 173 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 19, 2003, 2:32 PM GMT+9 (05:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 193 km SSE of Tondano, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-19 05:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.018° S, 126.048° 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
- 10
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
- 4.9193 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8586 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8578 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2154 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8159 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8564 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.4186 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8624 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8188 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8625 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4155 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8642 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9113 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8649 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000br09. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.