Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 96 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 96 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, May 5, 2003, 4:00 PM GMT+9 (07:00 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-05 07:00:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.553° N, 126.548° 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
162°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.462 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.7103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.8173 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8551 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.559 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8553 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.2154 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1128 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8578 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwnc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.