M4.6 earthquake 65 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 65 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia on Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 11:02 PM GMT+8 (15:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 147 km WSW of Ternate, 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
- 2003-09-26 15:02:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.881° N, 125.325° 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
- 127°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8399 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6122 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 6.4147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8383 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8139 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8q7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC.