Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 3, 2003, 5:44 AM GMT+8 (21:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-04-02 21:44:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.970° N, 126.475° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1128 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8559 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.7162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8558 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8548 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8544 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.7154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8536 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.7103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.2121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 5.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 5.6152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8582 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.773 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8598 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.7149 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8599 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.8152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8602 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 6.4Halmahera, Indonesia · 8605 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu7r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.