M4.5 earthquake 64 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 64 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 10, 2003, 8:13 PM GMT+9 (11:13 UTC), 100 km (62 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-10 11:13:22 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.248° N, 127.031° 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
- 116°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8480 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.387 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8479 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.8140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8459 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.574 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.445 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.725 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c24n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.