Indonesia earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 124 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 124 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 25, 2003, 8:03 AM GMT+9 (23:03 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Sep 25, 2003, 8:03 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-09-24 23:03:24 UTC
Depth: 50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.499° N, 126.305° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 14°, dip 32°, rake 99°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 183°, dip 58°, rake 84°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 62°
Stations used: 62

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

5.5149 km WSW of Ternate, IndonesiaFri, Aug 29, 5:58 AM GMT+9 · 8434 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8hh (also filed as gcmtb092403d, gcmt20030924230324, iscgem7133889). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.