M4.2 earthquake 82 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 10:18 PM GMT+8 (14:18 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-12 14:18:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.612° N, 125.187° 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 usp000bv15. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 · 8566 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8173 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8553 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8117 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8523 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv15. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.