M4.2 earthquake 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, May 25, 2003, 11:51 PM GMT+9 (14:51 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-25 14:51:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.294° N, 126.410° 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
- 14
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6108 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.2113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.785 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8500 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8480 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.387 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8478 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 4.7103 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8101 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8529 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8536 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.1116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8538 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.496 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.559 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8553 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by4b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.