M4.8 earthquake 140 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 140 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 24, 2003, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 170 km S of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-24 09:13:52 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.095° N, 124.446° 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
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6133 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8604 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.5170 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8595 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.7169 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8585 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.8159 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8565 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brcm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.