M4.7 earthquake 103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, May 25, 2003, 11:40 PM GMT+9 (14:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 87 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-25 14:40:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.250° N, 126.578° 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8480 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.387 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8479 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8536 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.496 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.559 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8553 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by4a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.