M4.6 earthquake 138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 3:15 AM GMT+9 (18:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 Halmahera, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-25 18:15:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.596° N, 126.429° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.4Halmahera, Indonesia · 8605 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8602 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7149 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8599 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.773 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8598 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8582 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.1165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8581 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.1128 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8558 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brfq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.