April 23, 2004 Earthquake: Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kupang, Timor, Indonesia on April 23, 2004 at 01:50:30 UTC, 66 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 23, 2004
- Time
- 01:50:30 UTC
- Place
- Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 66 km (41 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.362° S, 122.839° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Minor
damage at Kupang, Timor. Felt (IV) at Maumere and (II)
at Rote, Flores; (III) at Sabu, Timor; (III) at
Waingapu, Sumba. Felt in much of Timor. Also felt at
Darwin, Kununurra and Wyndham, Australia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 12, 1992, Flores Region, Maumere, Babi, Indonesia
- November 26, 1987, Pantar, Mount Sirung, Timor, Indonesia
- December 25, 1982, Eastern, Flores Island, Indonesia
- March 16, 1961, Endeh, Flores, Indonesia
- March 22, 1944, Flores, Indonesia
- 1814, Timor Island, Kupang, Kissar Island, Indonesia
- October 5, 1891, Timor Sea, Indonesia
- July 18, 2005, Timor Tengah Utara, Timor, Indonesia
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5775.