Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 92 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 92 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, May 26, 2004, 10:25 PM GMT+9 (13:25 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-05-26 13:25:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.104° N, 126.617° 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.

Station coverage gap
133°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.664 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8161 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.619 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8152 days ago · 157 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.273 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.8141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8147 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.782 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.1149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3139 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8138 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.559 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8133 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.6136 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.0141 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8128 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3138 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 184 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.8137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.349 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.590 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8176 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.3116 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 8183 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4112 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.5129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 8188 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw9h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.