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M4.4 earthquake 79 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 3:59 AM GMT+8 (19:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-04 19:59:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.040° N, 125.578° 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 usp000ceh8. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5121 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8321 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8312 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8285 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.375 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 168 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.5144 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8350 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.5118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8352 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2139 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.7142 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8361 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.8143 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8366 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ceh8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.