M4.9 earthquake 73 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 73 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 3:14 PM GMT+8 (07:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km SSE 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-07 07:14:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.751° N, 125.283° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Manado, Indonesia.
From the USGS event page for usp000c4b3. 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
- 62°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.564 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8455 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.548 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8447 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.066 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8440 days ago · 98 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.665 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8406 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5158 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8404 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8400 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4b3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.