Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 78 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 7, 2003, 9:15 AM GMT+9 (00:15 UTC), 33 km (21 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
2003-11-07 00:15:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.825° N, 127.314° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.441 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8349 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.411 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8368 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.424 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8376 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.6156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc8e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.