August 11, 2003 Earthquake: Wasile, Halmahera, Indonesia
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Wasile, Halmahera, Indonesia on August 11, 2003 at 00:19:09 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 11, 2003
- Time
- 00:19:09 UTC
- Place
- Wasile, Halmahera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.142° N, 128.152° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 200
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
About 200 homes damaged in the Wasile area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 14, 1855, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- January 21, 1994, Kau, Indonesia
- July 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- November 18, 2017, Morotai, North Maluku, Indonesia
- May 26, 2003, Morotai, Berebere, Daruba, Indonesia
- November 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- May 20, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 12, 1673, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- September 27, 1854, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- February 14, 1840, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- July 19, 1646, Makjan (Maklan), Maluku, Indonesia
- June 25, 1907, Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
- November 29, 2006, Morotai, Halmahera, Indonesia
- January 10, 1900, Galela (Halmahera Island), Indonesia
- June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5713.