M4.8 earthquake 140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 140 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 4, 2003, 5:39 AM GMT+9 (20:39 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-03 20:39:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.581° N, 126.393° 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
- 92°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1110 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8455 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.564 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8454 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8413 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.888 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.5141 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8399 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c40u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.