Indonesia earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 65 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 65 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 28, 2004, 11:04 AM GMT+9 (02:04 UTC), 218 km (136 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-28 02:04:08 UTC
Depth
218.4 km (135.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.332° N, 127.140° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000cr2r. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3110 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8221 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.0114 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.375 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5126 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8219 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.471 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8198 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.7161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8195 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.4112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.590 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8177 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.349 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 115 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.592 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8163 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.5151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8235 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cr2r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.