Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 75 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 75 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 9:33 AM GMT+9 (00:33 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-09-13 00:33:24 UTC
Depth
73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.738° N, 127.328° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8413 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.158 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8410 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.888 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8407 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.870 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8402 days ago · 131 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.3149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8396 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.531 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8396 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6106 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8394 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.6156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.424 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8376 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.411 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8367 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.445 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8420 days ago · 200 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.445 km NE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 8441 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7ct. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.