Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 119 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 119 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 13, 2003, 12:11 AM GMT+9 (15:11 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-12 15:11:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.341° N, 126.410° 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
161°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.5144 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.560 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8343 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.3106 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8362 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.8139 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.749 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.7104 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.6126 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 6.4147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.6122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccq2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.