M4.7 earthquake 169 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 169 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 5:51 AM GMT+8 (21:51 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 106 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-30 21:51:46 UTC
- Depth
- 58.3 km (36.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.203° S, 124.606° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000btz1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 117°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8159 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8567 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.5106 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8534 days ago · 156 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.6140 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8534 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000btz1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.