Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, May 1, 2004, 8:32 PM GMT+9 (11:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 73 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-01 11:32:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.120° N, 126.428° 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 usp000ctxc. 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
133°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3116 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8183 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.592 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8163 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.664 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8162 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 5.273 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.8141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.486 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.782 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 5.1149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.559 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.6136 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 5.0141 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8128 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.7161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8195 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.6142 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8205 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctxc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.