Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing from Brisbane's north on Thursday.

The teen was last seen at Westfield Chermside shopping centre around 3:00pm.

The boy is described as Caucasian, 180 centimetres tall, slim with short brown hair and hazel-coloured eyes.

He was wearing a dark navy blue T-shirt, blue high school shorts and white and grey Nike thongs.

Police have asked for anybody who may have seen the boy to contact Crime Stoppers.