Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 24 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 26, 2003, 3:36 AM GMT+9 (18:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 74 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-10-25 18:36:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.971° N, 127.262° 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.560 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8343 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.749 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.7104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.795 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.6106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.870 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8402 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb9b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.