February 7, 2004 Earthquake: Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nabire, Indonesia on February 7, 2004 at 02:42:35 UTC, 10 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
- February 7, 2004
- Time
- 02:42:35 UTC
- Place
- Nabire, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.003° S, 135.023° 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.
Additional damage
in the Nabire area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 5, 2004, Nabire, Indonesia
- November 26, 2004, Nabire, Indonesia
- September 15, 1985, Enarotali, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- March 19, 1995, Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia
- January 13, 1916, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- May 23, 1915, Kaimana, Indonesia
- January 13, 1916, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
- September 4, 1989, Tembagapura, 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 5759.