M4.7 earthquake 25 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 25 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 23, 2003, 4:51 AM GMT+9 (19:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 124 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-22 19:51:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.767° N, 127.153° 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
- 144°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.888 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.4124 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8110 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.870 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8402 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.6106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.795 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.749 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5nn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.