M4.6 earthquake 142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 14, 2004, 4:31 PM GMT+9 (07:31 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-04-14 07:31:33 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.274° N, 126.207° 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 usp000csf2. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3116 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8183 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.3124 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8180 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4201 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8178 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.0204 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8175 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.497 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csf2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.