M4.2 earthquake 154 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 8, 2003, 10:04 AM GMT+8 (02:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 159 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-08 02:04:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.280° N, 125.860° 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
- 174°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.282 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8159 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8564 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8173 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8551 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.496 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.8117 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8521 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buph. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.