M5.3 earthquake 66 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 17, 2000, 1:09 PM GMT+7 (06:09 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-17 06:09:21 UTC
- Depth
- 29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.525° S, 105.245° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 243°, dip 62°, rake 3°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 152°, dip 87°, rake 152°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 97
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.660 km NW of Serang, Indonesia · 9450 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.659 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9467 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.264 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9468 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.749 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9468 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 6.829 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 9468 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a42e (also filed as gcmtb111700g, gcmt20001117060921, iscgem1741898). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.