M4.2 earthquake 135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 11:56 PM GMT+9 (14:56 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
- 2003-07-13 14:56:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.529° N, 126.408° 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
- 162°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.387 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8479 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8459 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.1110 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8455 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.564 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8454 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.785 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8500 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2dp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.