M5.6 earthquake 126 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 126 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 4, 2000, 4:47 PM GMT+9 (07:47 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-04 07:47:44 UTC
- Depth
- 114.8 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.152° N, 126.438° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.53 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 295°, dip 22°, rake 3°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 202°, dip 89°, rake 112°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 144
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Molucca Sea · 9553 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8113 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9536 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8156 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5114 km SW of Ternate, Indonesia · 9507 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009xvz (also filed as gcmtb080400f, gcmt20000804074744, iscgem1738730). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.