M4.3 earthquake 110 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 110 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 1:28 AM GMT+9 (16:28 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-18 16:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.574° N, 126.412° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8232 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8205 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmgd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.