Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 10:47 PM GMT+9 (13:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 10:47 PM GMT+9
UTC: 2000-12-29 13:47:38 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.739° N, 126.444° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 5°, dip 34°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 176°, dip 56°, rake 85°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 48

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6w5 (also filed as gcmtb122900c, gcmt20001229134738, iscgem1743448). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.