M4.4 earthquake 201 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 201 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, May 11, 2004, 10:03 AM GMT+9 (01:03 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-11 01:03:52 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.287° S, 125.926° 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 usp000cuq6. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0204 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.0141 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8128 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cuq6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.