M5.3 earthquake 27 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Oct 5, 2000, 7:44 PM GMT+9 (10:44 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 2000-10-05 10:44:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.599° N, 127.800° 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 113°, dip 70°, rake -175°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 21°, dip 86°, rake -20°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 41
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1a0 (also filed as gcmtb100500a, gcmt20001005104414, iscgem1839910). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.