M4.5 earthquake 59 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 59 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, May 1, 2003, 6:36 PM GMT+9 (09:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 62 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-01 09:36:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.721° N, 126.857° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.496 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 6.462 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8536 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.2121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwcd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.