M4.9 earthquake 88 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 22, 2003, 12:59 AM GMT+9 (15:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 149 km WSW 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-21 15:59:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.099° N, 126.993° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c30x. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 146°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7126 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8460 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9109 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8442 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.725 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.5149 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8434 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c30x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.