February 5, 2004 Earthquake: Nabire, Indonesia

Name: February 5, 2004 Earthquake: Nabire, Indonesia
Start: 2004-02-05
Location: Nabire, Indonesia

February 5, 2004 · M7 · 37 deaths · $1 million · 2,678 houses destroyed

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Nabire, Indonesia on February 5, 2004 at 21:05:02 UTC, 17 km below the surface. It killed 37 people.

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: February 5, 2004
Time: 21:05:02 UTC
Place: Nabire, Indonesia
Magnitude: 7 (Mw)
Focal depth: 17 km (11 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 3.615° S, 135.538° E
Country: Indonesia

The toll

Deaths: 37
Injuries: 682
Damage: $1 million
Houses destroyed: 2,678

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.

At least 37 people killed, 682 injured, 2,678

buildings damaged or destroyed and nine bridges

damaged in the epicentral area. The airport runway was

damaged and power outages occurred in the Nabire area.

Felt (VI) at Nabire, (V) at Enarotali and (IV) at

Manokwari. Also felt at Tembagapura. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 2004 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2004 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 5758.