Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 144 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Feb 20, 2004, 9:46 PM GMT+9 (12:46 UTC), 136 km (85 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-02-20 12:46:12 UTC
Depth
136.1 km (84.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.877° N, 126.659° 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

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.7145 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.3123 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8227 days ago · 173 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.965 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8222 days ago · 218 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8221 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.0114 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.375 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.692 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8264 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8267 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1149 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8280 days ago · 146 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8283 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmp7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.