Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 27, 2004, 5:46 AM GMT+8 (21:46 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-01-26 21:46:49 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.411° N, 126.335° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8267 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.3110 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8260 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.7144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8258 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.5151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.7136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8231 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.7145 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3123 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8227 days ago · 173 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.0170 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8294 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.5133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2124 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.878 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8313 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjrh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.