Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 9:37 AM GMT+9 (00:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-12 00:37:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.502° N, 126.682° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8345 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.560 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8343 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.698 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8302 days ago · 145 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.8143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.424 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8376 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccnj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.