Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 73 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 17, 2003, 7:53 AM GMT+9 (22:53 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-03-16 22:53:29 UTC
Depth
63.9 km (39.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.411° N, 127.159° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
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Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.614 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8585 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8582 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.1165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8581 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.459 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.559 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8553 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.7154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.7149 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8599 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.8152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8602 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 6.4Halmahera, Indonesia · 8605 days ago · 94 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8618 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.8129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8622 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsu5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.