M4.3 earthquake 56 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 3, 2003, 9:19 PM GMT+9 (12:19 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-03 12:19:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.104° N, 126.981° 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8480 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.387 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8479 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8459 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.574 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.445 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8441 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.725 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1ja. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.