M5.3 earthquake 87 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 87 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 15, 2003, 6:40 AM GMT+9 (21:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-14 21:40:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.356° N, 126.828° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 127°, dip 15°, rake 45°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 353°, dip 80°, rake 101°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8459 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.574 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.725 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 4.2135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8480 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.564 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8483 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.356 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8490 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.2122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8493 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2gu (also filed as gcmtb071403h, gcmt20030714214013, iscgem6998709). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.