M4.6 earthquake 19 km N of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 19 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 6, 2004, 1:45 PM GMT+9 (04:45 UTC), 157 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 73 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-06-06 04:45:57 UTC
- Depth
- 156.8 km (97.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.969° N, 127.392° 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 usp000cx7e. 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
- 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.273 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.782 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.559 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.873 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8100 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.664 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8162 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.592 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8163 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.349 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8168 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.590 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8177 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
Earthquakes todayIndonesia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cx7e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.