Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, May 12, 2003, 5:55 PM GMT+8 (09:55 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-12 09:55:15 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.761° N, 126.391° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8536 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.7103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.2153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8526 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.7142 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8520 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.7162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8558 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.3156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8559 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bx3h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.