Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 7, 2003, 1:32 PM GMT+8 (05:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-07 05:32:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.469° N, 126.288° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.7142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8345 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.479 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8336 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.7104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.6122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc8w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.