Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 90 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, May 12, 2004, 9:44 PM GMT+9 (12:44 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-12 12:44:24 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.598° N, 127.204° 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 usp000cuuq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
30

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.349 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.7146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8167 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.592 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8163 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.664 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8162 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.2127 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8158 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.619 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 8152 days ago · 157 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 5.273 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8148 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.8141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8147 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.782 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.559 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8134 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.7132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.8137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8125 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.7161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8195 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.471 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8198 days ago · 110 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cuuq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.