Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 26, 2003, 3:11 PM GMT+8 (07:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-26 07:11:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.838° N, 126.389° 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
132°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.7142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.8143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdx3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.