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M7.1 earthquake 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 3:23 PM GMT+8 (07:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.1 (mwc), major
Local time: Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 3:23 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2001-02-24 07:23:48 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 1.271° N, 126.249° E
Region: Indonesia
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 26.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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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)
Moment magnitude: 7.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 195°, dip 46°, rake 77°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 32°, dip 44°, rake 102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 426

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 4.1 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa8b (also filed as choy20010224072348, gcmtc022401a, gcmt20010224072348, duputel022401a, atlas20010224072349, iscgem2682392). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.