Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 8:51 AM GMT+8 (00:51 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-12 00:51:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.486° N, 126.308° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.479 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8336 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8312 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.8143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.7104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.6122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccnk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.