Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 8:43 PM GMT+9 (11:43 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-11-20 11:43:03 UTC
Depth
100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.816° N, 127.233° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
31

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.441 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8349 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5160 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8345 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.698 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8302 days ago · 145 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8292 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.8137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8351 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.985 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8356 days ago · 100 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.6129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8358 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 6.2134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 134 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.8132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.6130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.878 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.7127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4133 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.8112 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.411 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8368 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.1162 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8372 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.424 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8376 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdg5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.