Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 7, 2003, 4:28 PM GMT+9 (07:28 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-07 07:28:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.913° N, 126.561° 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
193°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.7142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8345 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.8143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc95. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.