M4.6 earthquake 133 km S of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 133 km S of Tondano, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 12, 2003, 10:00 AM GMT+8 (02:00 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-12 02:00:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.094° N, 124.934° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5170 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8595 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.9193 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8586 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7169 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8585 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.282 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8159 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8565 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsfc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.