Indonesia earthquakes

M6.4 earthquake 147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 19, 2003, 7:27 AM GMT+9 (22:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.4 (mwc), strong
Local time: Sun, Oct 19, 2003, 7:27 AM GMT+9
UTC: 2003-10-18 22:27:13 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.444° N, 126.103° 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 2°, dip 43°, rake 70°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 208°, dip 50°, rake 107°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 341

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.4 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caqx (also filed as choy20031018222713, gcmtc101803a, gcmt20031018222713, iscgem7161018). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.