M4.3 earthquake 180 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 180 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 1:25 AM GMT+8 (17:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 132 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-20 17:25:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.274° S, 125.335° 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 usp000c2yt. 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
- 126°
- Stations used
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8132 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8470 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7156 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8441 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.1183 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2yt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.