M4.8 earthquake 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 4:50 PM GMT+9 (07:50 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-28 07:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 97.1 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.453° N, 127.134° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 30
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.698 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8302 days ago · 145 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8283 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.546 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8272 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8258 days ago · 136 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgbz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.