M4.5 earthquake 133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 133 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 4, 2004, 12:49 PM GMT+8 (04:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 135 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-04 04:49:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.001° N, 126.069° 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 usp000ch21. 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 23
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
- 4.2120 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.6135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8284 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5138 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8268 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.3110 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 8261 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch21. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.