M4.5 earthquake 60 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 60 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 28, 2003, 1:53 AM GMT+9 (16:53 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-27 16:53:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.732° N, 126.848° 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
- 128°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8312 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 4.5144 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8119 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3106 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8362 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ce14. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.