The quiet time depression of the magnetic field magnitude in the equatorial inner magnetosphere was studied for the interval November 1971 through June 1972. For periods when Kp was less than 2 and Dst was between +10 and -20 &ggr; an inflated field region near the magnetic equator was found between noon and midnight. The inflation was greatest at the lowest altitude studied, L=3, and appeared to be somewhat greater near midnight, -40 &ggr;, than near noon, -20 &ggr;. Protons of energy above 100 keV observed on the same satellite appeared to be sufficient to produce the quiet time inflation.