M4.7 earthquake 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 18, 2004, 6:29 PM GMT+8 (10:29 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-18 10:29:18 UTC
- Depth
- 13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.007° N, 126.174° 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7145 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8229 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3123 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8227 days ago · 173 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.0114 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8205 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.4112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.3116 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8183 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3124 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8180 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq8k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.